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Zinc Concentrates: The New Treatment Charges Benchmark Reflects An Increasingly Tight Market
The global zinc concentrate market has recorded a new reference point for 2025. Canadian mining company Teck Resources and the South Korean metallurgical group Korea Zinc have agreed on a benchmark for treatment charges (TCs) of $85 per tonne, according to several...
The Global Race For Critical Minerals Is Reshaping Geopolitics, Industry And Defense
In the contemporary world, an increasingly intense competition is emerging to secure access to critical minerals, resources considered essential for the functioning of modern economies, for the energy transition and for national defense systems. According to mining...
Secondary Aluminium In Europe: Prices Rise Amid Scrap Shortages And Geopolitical Tensions
The European secondary aluminium ingot market recorded a significant strengthening in the week ending March 6, supported by a combination of macroeconomic and industrial factors that are reshaping the balance of the supply chain. According to market participants...
Metals On Alternative Routes: The Gulf Reorganizes After The Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is forcing the metals industry to rapidly redesign its trade routes, opening new logistical corridors through alternative ports across the Middle East. Among them, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and the Port of Sohar in Oman are emerging as...