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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...
Nickel: Indonesia buys record quantities of Philippine ore
Leading nickel producer Indonesia has been buying record volumes of nickel ore from the Philippines since April, as smelters' demand increased, while Jakarta's delays in releasing mining quotas and heavy rains hurt local supply. Indonesian nickel ore imports from the...
GFG Alliance explores co-investment and divestment options for Liberty’s Belgian, Luxembourg and Italian plants
Liberty Steel recently launched a review of its downstream flat rolling operations in Western Europe. The company's parent company, GFG Alliance, said the potential shake-up of the steel industry stems from an expression of interest from several interested parties....
Copper: China defies global squeeze with near-record production
The global copper market is plagued by fears of a shortage, which has pushed prices to record levels and sparked a $49 billion takeover battle. But in China, the world's largest producer and consumer of the refined metal, there is more than enough. At the center of...