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Coking Coal Pushes Chinese Rebar Higher, But Real Demand Remains Weak
Chinese domestic rebar prices resumed their rise on Wednesday July 15, supported by stronger steelmaking raw-material futures and increased arbitrage activity between the financial and physical markets. The movement affected both contracts traded on the Shanghai...
Italian Steel, June Accelerates But The Recovery Remains Divided
Italian steel production closed June with a clearly positive signal, confirming the progressive improvement in activity observed during the first part of 2026. The month ended with 1.9 million tonnes of steel produced, a volume 6.1% higher than in June 2025 and...
Aluminium, Asia Remains Stable But Shanghai Reignites Trading
The Asian aluminium premium market went through an apparently quiet week, but beneath the surface signs of progressive differentiation emerged among the region’s main trading areas. Japan, South Korea and Indonesia maintained substantially unchanged prices, while in...
Indonesia Enters The Global Primary Aluminium Market With KAI’s First Cargoes
Indonesia is taking a new step in building an aluminium supply chain increasingly oriented toward international markets. PT Kalimantan Aluminium Industry, a subsidiary of PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia, began exporting primary aluminium in June, shipping its first...