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Aluminium Billet Premiums Rise In Europe Between CBAM And Duties
The European spot market for aluminium billets has recorded consecutive premium increases at the start of 2026, as market participants have begun to absorb the impact of new regulatory costs, linked to the full implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...
Chinese Smelters Become More Active Ahead Of The Lunar New Year
As the Lunar New Year holidays (February 15–23) approach, buying interest from Chinese copper smelters has picked up, against a backdrop of tight concentrate supply and increasingly depressed Treatment Charges (TCs). According to market participants, pre-holiday...
Base Metals Rise In Shanghai, Tin Leads The Recovery
Prices of base metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange recorded a sharp upward move during morning trading on Monday February 9, with tin standing out as the clear leader in a session marked by broad-based buying across the complex. At 10:30am Shanghai time,...
Margin Pressure: Copper Treatment Charges Weigh On Aurubis’ Results
The decline in copper Treatment and Refining Charges (TC/RCs) had a direct and significant impact on the fourth-quarter 2025 results of Aurubis, contributing to a marked contraction in profitability, despite overall revenue growth. In the October–December period,...