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Titanium: Airbus seeks alternative sources to Russia to safeguard production
Airbus SE is looking for alternative sources of titanium to ensure that a lack of access to the lightweight metal does not interfere with the aircraft manufacturer's plan to increase production. The planned increase to a rate of 65 A320 aircraft per month by mid-2023...
Scrap metal: Turkish imports resume after a pause
Scrap imports into Turkey have resumed after a pause over the past week. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has kept scrap buyers cautious due to the uncertain market situation. On the other hand, prices of imported scrap have increased by about $100/tonne over the past...
Steel: Chinese exports fall in February
China's steel exports fell 11% to 3.91 million tonnes in February 2022 from 4.33 million tonnes in January 2022. Total exports in January-February 2022 fell 19% to 8.18 million tonnes year-on-year against 10.14 million tonnes in the same period in 2021. Although...
Copper: former Chilean energy minister appointed new chairman of Codelco
Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday appointed former Energy Minister Maximo Pacheco as the new chairman of the board of directors of state-owned mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer. Pacheco served as energy minister from 2014 to 2016...