Indonesian Competition Tests Nickel Bigwigs: Responses from Vale, BHP, and Nornickel
Recent production results releases from three major international nickel players—Vale, BHP, and Nornickel—highlight how global producers are coping with growing competition from low-cost Indonesian nickel. In an environment dominated by weak prices and overproduction,...
Brussels Renews Duties Against China on Organic Coated Steel
The European Commission has officially introduced two separate defensive measures—a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive countervailing duties—on imports of certain organically coated steel products from China, following end-of-period reviews. Commodity...
Base Metal Prices Rise on the SHFE, Tin Leads Gains
Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) rose in the morning session on Wednesday, July 30, with tin posting the strongest performance among the most traded contracts. At 10:30 a.m. Shanghai time, SHFE base metal prices (September contracts),...
Trade Agreements Reduce Uncertainty for Constellium, Which Raises 2025 Estimates
New trade agreements signed with the United States have helped reduce uncertainty for French aluminum producer Constellium, which announced on Tuesday, July 29, an increase in its 2025 production forecast. The company's solid performance in the first half of the year...
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