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Steel: Italian long products are still expected to decline
Prices of Italian long products are expected to decline in the coming days both in contracts and in the values demanded by producers. According to some sources, a drop in prices is the inevitable consequence of a prolonged stalemate in market activity. Consumption...
HDG steel: Turkish August exports slump due to weak demand and EU duties
Turkish exports of coated steel coils, mainly hot-dip galvanized coils, plummeted by 50 percent on both a monthly and year-on-year basis to 117,800 tons in August as exports to the EU fell following the European Commission's Aug. 12 decision to impose antidumping...
Aluminum: three possible options – sanctions, tariffs or ban
News that the United States may target Russian aluminum in retaliation for attacks in Ukraine is sending shivers down the global metals market, reviving the panic that followed previous sanctions on United Co. Rusal International PJSC just four years ago. The Biden...
HRC steel: trading activity in EU restrained despite manufacturers’ rebates
The European hot-rolled coil market experienced modest trading activity on Oct. 14, despite discounts from steel producers. High inventories at distributors, destocking by the end of the year and low demand from end consumers, including the automotive industry, led to...