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Copper: Chilean production up 9.8% in February
Copper production in Chile increased by 9.8% year-on-year to 417,000 tonnes in February, even as production at state-owned copper company Codelco declined, Cochilco, the country's copper commission, said on Thursday. Despite the overall increase, production at Chilean...
Nickel: what are the main trends that will influence the price in 2024
Nickel started 2023 at high levels after a rally at the end of 2022, but supply and demand pressures saw the price of the base metal decline over the course of the year to close with a drop of almost 50 per cent to $16,375 per tonne. Production has increased rapidly...
Steel: Germany’s decarbonisation under pressure due to weak economy
According to Martin Theuringer, CEO of the German steel association WV Stahl, the decarbonisation path of steel production in Europe's largest producer is threatened by the country's prolonged recession, despite the imminent publication of a definition of lower-carbon...
HRC steel: prices near rock bottom
According to most market participants, HRC coils prices in Italy and the rest of Europe appear to be close to a stabilisation level. Despite a slight increase in demand from end users over the past two weeks - both due to low inventories and lower prices - demand from...