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China Pushes Steel Billet Exports To A New Record
Chinese steel billet exports reached an unprecedented level in June, turning China into one of the main points of reference for international buyers searching for readily available material. The surge in flows was supported above all by orders from the Middle East and...
Trump Redesigns Aluminium Tariffs To Bring Smelters Back To The United States
The protection of the American aluminium industry is entering a new phase. The administration of President Donald Trump no longer intends to use tariffs solely as a barrier against imports, but also as a direct incentive to convince companies to build, expand or...
Shanghai, Copper Ignites The Rise In Base Metals
Base metals opened the session on Tuesday July 21 predominantly in positive territory on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, with copper clearly leading the complex. The red metal benefited from a renewed strengthening of concerns related to supply, while the progressive...
China Introduces New Battery And Photovoltaic Tax Policy To Promote Next-Generation Technologies
Beijing is introducing a differentiated consumption-tax system that will favor sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries and advanced photovoltaic cells, while taxes will gradually be restored on lithium batteries and conventional solar products. The reform marks...