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Nickel: Indonesia detailed plans to limit smelter development
According to Indonesia's investment minister, the country will limit the construction of nickel smelters to ensure that new plants produce high-value products and follow ecological principles in the production process. Many existing smelters already produce nickel pig...
Tinplate: imports to the U.S. fell 12.4 percent in November
According to final census data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. tinplate imports totaled 66,628 tons in November 2022, down 12.4 percent from October but up 9.5 percent from November 2021 levels. In value, tinplate imports totaled $130.9 million in November...
Scrap: cautious optimism for the new year
In the usual market note on steel raw materials Assomet that after a stable and optimistic December, the year has begun for the domestic scrap market with high hopes for a restart. "The shutdowns for the Christmas period produced a physiological reduction in...
Steel: NLMK La Louviere will resume production by the end of January
NLMK La Louviere, a subsidiary of the Russian steel group NLMK and one of the leading flat steel producers in Belgium, will resume production at its hot and cold rolling mills by the end of January after two accidents, including a fire, occurred at its rolling mills...