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Trump Raises Global Tariffs To 15% After Clash With The Supreme Court
President Donald Trump announced a further tightening of US trade policy, declaring an increase in global tariffs from 10% to 15%, just one day after an adverse ruling by the Supreme Court. The Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that the administration had exceeded its...
Eramet Between Logistics And Market: The Difficult 2025 For Manganese In Gabon
2025 was not an easy year for the French mining giant Eramet. According to the annual financial report published on February 18, manganese ore mining activities in Gabon were heavily impacted by logistics and operational challenges, particularly at the port of Owendo...
US Ferrous Scrap: Between Flow Shortages And Ample Inventories
The US domestic ferrous scrap market is experiencing an apparently contradictory phase. On one side, metal recyclers complain that the flow of material into shredding operations has not improved, while on the other side steel mills appear to hold more than sufficient...
The Tantalite Market Heats Up After The Rubaya Disaster
The tantalite market has recorded a further surge amid strong uncertainty over supply, following the collapse of the Rubaya coltan (columbite-tantalite) mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which occurred at the end of January. The January 28 disaster, which...