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Slab Import Prices Decrease in Italy: Russian Offers Push Market Down, While Asia Remains Supported by CBAM
Steel slab import prices in Italy weakened slightly in the week ending Thursday, October 23, with the price range widening downward. According to data from Commodity Evolution, the weekly valuation for imported steel slab, cif Italy, stood between $485 and $520 per...
Alcoa Revitalizes Aluminum Shipments to the United States Thanks to Rising Midwest Premiums and Focuses on Gallium for the Future of Critical Minerals
Alcoa closed the third quarter of 2025 with positive financial results, supported by a series of portfolio adjustments and extraordinary transactions related to asset divestments and restructuring processes. The U.S. group, one of the world's leading primary aluminum...
China, Acer Stainless Steel Between Momentum and Uncertainties: Prices Rise, But Exports Show Signs of Slowing
China's stainless steel exports declined in September, both monthly and annually. However, the first nine months of 2025 remain positive. According to data released by the China Stainless Steel Council (CSSC), China exported 418,500 tons of stainless steel in...
Hydro and Hillside: Two Faces of Global Aluminum Production
Norwegian group Norsk Hydro reported an 18.6% decline in adjusted operating profit in the third quarter of 2025, impacted by declining alumina prices and the strengthening of the Norwegian krone. The results, however, were only slightly below market expectations,...