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The Italian Steel Ingot Market Between Uncertainty, Rising Costs And Weak Demand
The Italian market for steel ingots – both carbon steel and stainless steel – is currently going through one of the most complex phases of recent years, characterized by a combination of factors that are compressing industrial activity along the entire supply chain....
The Cobalt Supply Chain Under Pressure
The global cobalt market is facing a new source of pressure in the supply chain, linked to growing difficulties in transporting sulfur through the Strait of Hormuz. Several Indonesian producers of mixed-hydroxide precipitate (MHP) have expressed strong concern about...
Stainless Steel Prices In China Stabilize After Recent Increases
After several weeks of increases, China’s domestic stainless steel market has begun to show signs of stabilization, with prices halting their upward trend in the week ending March 11. According to market sources, this pause in the upward trend is the result of a...
The Conflict In The Middle East Is Pulling The Aluminium Market In Two Directions
The global aluminium market is in an extremely delicate phase, pushed simultaneously by two opposing forces. On one side, upstream raw materials in the supply chain – such as bauxite and alumina – are beginning to accumulate in temporary inventories. On the other, the...