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EU imposes anti-dumping duty on stainless HRCs imported from Turkey
In order to protect stainless hot rolled coil (HRC) producers in the region from unfair competition, the European Commission has extended the anti-dumping measures applied to the product imported from Indonesia to products imported from Turkey. The Commission has...
HRC steel: major European steel mills have been idle
Major European steel mills have remained idle in the domestic hot-rolled coil (HRC) market due to the exhaustion of orders and the effects of technical problems at some plants. Despite limited domestic supply, the mood among European buyers remained largely negative...
Precious metals: Chinese households headed for a “safe” market
Consumption of jewelry and precious metals in China surged 37.4 percent in March from a year earlier, contributing to a 13.6 percent increase in the quarter and topping the list of items fueling a surge in retail sales in the first quarter. China's economy grew faster...
Copper: BHP and Antofagasta call for more dialogue on royalties in Chile
BHP and Antofagasta Minerals called Tuesday for more dialogue with the Chilean government to prevent a controversial copper mining royalty project from affecting competitiveness. "We respect the dialogue with the authorities," said Rag Udd, BHP's head of the Americas,...