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Steel: Dunaferr restarts hot strip plan
Dunaferr has restarted its hot strip mill after a three-month shutdown. This was announced by a spokesman for Liberty Steel, which operates the insolvent Hungarian steel mill. This follows the restart of blast furnace No. 2 and the cold rolling mill last month. The...
Ferrous/nonferrous market: Turkish exports negatively affected by earthquake and uncompetitive energy prices
Çetin Tecdelioğlu, chairman of the board of directors of the Istanbul Association of Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals Exporters (IDDMIB), spoke about the effects of earthquakes in the southeastern region and market conditions on Turkish exports in early February. In the...
Copper: prices rising but market still remains volatile
Extremely volatile copper market, with prices on the rise Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and signs of improving demand from major consumer China. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) is rebounding 1.27 percent to $8,822/mt (10:11 a.m. GMT+1),...
Zinc: global market deficit falls to 18,300 tons in January
The global zinc market deficit fell to 18,300 tons in January, down from a revised deficit of 80,300 tons in the previous month, according to data from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG). Previously, the ILZSG reported a deficit of 100,500 tons in...