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Ethylene: Europe set to pay more attention to imports due to energy volatility
The global ethylene market is expected to come under pressure in 2023 due to weak demand, low margins and volatile energy costs, although some market participants see a return to pre-COVID normality. While the U.S. will seek to increase its competitive advantage...
Steel: EU revises safeguard measures on imports
The European Commission has begun reviewing import safeguard measures on 26 steel products to determine whether they should end in mid-2023, one year earlier than planned. The EC imposed a definitive safeguard measure on some steel products on Jan. 31, 2019, until...
Industrial metals: HSBC resigns as LME member
HSBC has resigned as a member of the London Metal Exchange, after the bank decided to close its industrial metals business two years ago. The exchange, the world's oldest and largest industrial metals market, announced that HSBC Bank plc has resigned from both the...
Copper: touched 3-week highs after other Chinese cities loosened restrictions from COVID
Industrial metals are on the upswing, with copper touching a three-week high thanks to the partial easing of COVID-19 restrictions in major metals consumer China, boosting hopes of a full reopening of the economy. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange is up...