This morning in metals news, the aluminum price slides to a 16-month low, Liberty House could be looking to expand its presence in the Middle East and the mid-February deadline for the Section 232 auto investigation draws nearer. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Liberty House Continues on […]
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This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Prices Surge
This morning in metals news, iron ore prices are up, a Kentucky company announces an expansion, and Canada will expand its targeted tariff relief as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle the U.S.’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore […]
Week in Review: Palladium’s Rising Star, China’s Auto Tariffs and November Steel Production
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was with some of the stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Sohrab Darabshaw writes about a Japanese firm opening a new aluminum alloy plant in India. In case you […]
November Global Crude Steel Production Up 5.8% Year Over Year
Global crude steel production in November jumped 5.8% year over year, the World Steel Association reported today. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Production from the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association hit 148.6 million tons (MT) in November, continuing an upward production growth trend that […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. to Lift Sanctions on Russian Oligarch Deripaska’s Companies
This morning in metals news, the U.S. Treasury Wednesday announced it will lift its sanctions against companies owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska (which includes aluminum giant United Company Rusal), Chinese steel prices hit a five-week high and Alcoa cuts aluminum production amid a labor dispute at its Becancour smelter in Quebec. Need buying strategies […]
Indonesian Tin Producer PT Timah Announces 3Q Production Increase
Despite posting a year over year production decline through the first nine months of the year, Indonesia’s state-run tin producer PT Timah announced its third-quarter production jumped 27% on a quarter-over-quarter basis, according to a report by the International Tin Association (ITA). Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
This Morning in Metals: E.U. Extends Steel Investigation
This morning in metals news, the European Commission has extended its probe of steel imports, steel production in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. ticked up last week and Chinese aluminum companies will reportedly come together to discuss falling aluminum prices. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
Rio Tinto Completes Dunkerque Smelter Sale
Miner Rio Tinto announced late last week that it had completed the $500 million sale of its Dunkerque aluminum smelter. Buying Aluminum in 2019? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook Liberty House, part of steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, purchased the aluminum smelter. The smelter in northern France began operation in 1991 and has […]
This Morning in Metals: Aluminum Extruders Council Wins Transshipment Case
This morning in metals news, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) won a transshipment case, copper prices dropped to a five-week low, and Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp announced the leadership team for their proposed European joint venture. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook AEC Claims Victory The AEC celebrated […]
China to Cut Tariffs on Imported U.S.-Made Automobiles
The issue of automotive tariffs has often been cited by President Donald Trump and others in his administration when framing the the U.S.’s trade relationship with other countries. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Earlier this month, on the heels of the Group of 20 (G20) summit meeting […]
