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Copper and nickel: EU considers them strategic but industry wants more
The European metals industry on Thursday welcomed the EU's decision to include copper and nickel among strategic materials for the first time, ensuring faster approvals and easier access to capital, but said more could be done to secure supplies. The Critical Raw...
Aluminum: Alcoa’s JV in Australia will reduce production
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. announced that the Portland Aluminium smelter in Victoria state, Australia, has begun to reduce overall production in light of operational instability. Production at the smelter will be reduced to about 75 percent of the site's total...
HBIS Serbia restarts high furnace and plans summer maintenance
HBIS Serbia Iron & Steel Group will resume operations of the idle blast furnace this week. The company plans to bring production to full capacity this month. According to reports, the company will operate both blast furnaces, but will suspend one of the two...
HRC steel: European manufacturers keep bids high
HRC hot-rolled coil prices in Northwest Europe remained stable on Wednesday, March 15, despite limited trade and low availability that has been cited as the main factor in the current market condition. Earlier in the week, ArcelorMittal again raised European flat...