Week in Review: Palladium Demand, Falling Metals Prices and the E.U.’s Imminent Vote on Steel Quotas
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the stories here on MetalMiner:
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- Taras Berezowsky covered China’s crackdown on illegal rare-earth element mining.
- Demand for palladium could continue to surge in line with hybrid vehicle demand.
- Another China-related supply chain risk to think about: arrest and detention.
- LME copper prices fell in December while Chilean copper production in November surged to its highest level in 13 years.
- Domestic steel prices appear to have entered a downward trend.
- LME aluminum prices were also down in December.
- The Stainless Steel MMI fell five points this month.
- Stuart Burns delved into the potential economic and diplomatic implications of Brexit.
- Chinese automaker Great Wall’s Ora R1 offers a more affordable option to the electric vehicle market.
- The E.U. is set to vote on measures to set quotas for imports of 23 steel products.
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