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Aluminium Scrap Stable In Southeast Asia As Weak ADC12 Demand Restrains Purchases
Spot prices for aluminium scrap destined for Southeast Asia remained unchanged in the week ended Tuesday July 28, supported by stability on the London Metal Exchange but restrained by weak demand for secondary alloys. The market went through a phase of substantial...
Steel Coils, Limited Supply Supports Prices In Europe And The United States
The summer break is not producing the usual easing in steel coil markets in Europe and the United States. At the end of July, final demand remains selective, many customers still hold high inventories and spot purchases are being made cautiously; nevertheless, the...
Nippon Steel Rewrites The Rules For Scrap As EAFs Drive The Race For Quality
Nippon Steel is preparing to profoundly change its ferrous-scrap procurement strategy ahead of the start-up of its new electric arc furnaces. The plan under consideration provides for stricter quality standards, a classification also based on copper content and the...
European Refractories, Prices Stable But Weak Demand Worries The Market
European prices for refractory-grade magnesia and silicon carbide remained unchanged in the second half of July, but the stability of quotations did not coincide with an improvement in market conditions. The summer break further reduced already-weak commercial...