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Aluminum: prices test the lows of February 24th
Aluminum prices fell both under pressure from a stronger dollar and as production cuts were completed in China's major producing provinces. Benchmark aluminum on the London Metal Exchange (LME) is down 0.36% to $2,239/ton (15:32 GMT+1). In terms of graphics, prices...
Cobalt: the surge in supplies will flood the market
The surge in the supply of cobalt for batteries from the Democratic Republic of the Congo will flood the market by creating a surplus and putting prices under more pressure this year and next, even as demand is expected to increase. Global supplies of refined cobalt...
Iron ore and carbon coke: Chinese imports increase
In January-February this year, China's iron ore imports amounted to 194.2 million tons, up 7.3 percent year on year, according to data released by China's Customs Administration. After the Chinese New Year holidays, finished product prices increased in the country as...
Copper and zinc: the government of Peru plans to normalize shipments
The government of Peru, the second largest producer of copper and zinc, expects shipments of these raw materials to begin to normalize within days, thanks to the easing of the worst street protests in decades. "The problem of protests has been minimized right now,"...