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Aluminum: Japanese buyers are offered an 18-20% premium for September quarter shipments
According to a recent report, Japanese buyers have received a premium offer of $175/mt from a global producer for June-September quarter primary metal shipments. The news was released by three sources directly involved in quarterly price negotiations. The latest offer...
Steel: Italy’s imports from non-EU countries increased in the first quarter
Italy's steel exports to non-EU countries (except the UK) fell in the January-March period, while imports rose slightly, according to the Italian steel producers' association Federacciai. In the same period, Italy's steel imports from non-EU countries increased by...
CBAM: the threat of circumvention worries European distrib
European steel service centres are concerned that some large tier one customers are turning to imports of steel-containing end products from third countries, as they are not covered by the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Asian suppliers, meanwhile, are...
Steel Foreign Trade Association: focus should be on value-added production
During the Steel Foreign Trade Association's ‘Steel Conversations’ online meeting on 28 May, the current state of the Turkish steel industry and future prospects were examined. Participants highlighted the crucial importance of shifting the focus to value-added steel...