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US Zinc Spot Premiums Rise While Copper Holds Steady: Physical Availability Divides the Midwest
The United States non-ferrous metals market is approaching negotiations for 2027 with very different signals for zinc and copper. In the assessment concluded on Tuesday, October 27, the spot premium for high-purity zinc rose, while that for copper cathodes remained...
Nickel European Nickel: Unchanged Premiums And Volatile LME Prices Amid Indonesian UncertaintyEuropeo: Premi Fermi E Prezzi LME Volatili Per Le Incognite Indonesiane
European nickel ended October 27 with unchanged physical premiums, while the financial market continued to react to reports, still unconfirmed, of possible production cuts in Indonesia. This is a significant divergence: futures reflect expectations about the global...
Titanium And Tantalum, Australia Strengthens Strategic Supply Chains: Iluka Doubles Rutile Output, New Support For Global Advanced Metals
Australia is consolidating its role in international strategic-mineral supply chains, but industry signals reveal two different paths: the recovery in output of certain titanium raw materials and the financial strengthening of tantalum production. In the third quarter...
Turkey, Firm Scrap And Falling Steel Prices: The Market Approaches November Amid High Costs And Weak Demand
The Turkish steel market approaches November with an increasingly clear contradiction: steel mills need to rebuild scrap stocks, but sell rebar and wire rod at progressively weaker prices. The second half of October brought buyers back to the deep-sea market after...