As part of its energy planning — especially on the oil and gas front — India has been actively looking at its neighbors in the past few months for support and supply. Besides Russia, the other countries India is looking to for fulfilling its energy requirements is the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Saudi Arabia and […]
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This Morning in Metals: China Announces Tariff Exemptions for Some U.S. Goods
This morning in metals news, China announced some U.S. goods would be exempted from tariffs, steel production is down in the Great Lakes region and copper falls amid declining Chinese auto sales. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook China Announces Tariff Exemptions The Chinese government announced Wednesday that […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Capacity Utilization Rate Falls to 80.8%
This morning in metals news, the U.S. steel industry’s steel capacity utilization rate for the year through Aug. 31 fell to 80.8%, copper bounced back from a two-year low and China’s vice premier made a call for a “deeper mutual understanding” between the U.S. and China. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free […]
This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Prices Bounce Back
This morning in metals news, iron ore made gains Friday, a Houston metal manufacturer plans to close and Nippon Steel plans to cut its capital spending by 10%. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore Prices Rise Chinese iron ore futures rose 4% Friday on heightened restocking […]
Week in Review: Carbon Capture, Steel Production and the U.K.’s Clean Steel Fund
Before we head into the Labor Day weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns on doubts surrounding the viability of carbon capture technology vis-a-vis the coal […]
Canada to Roll Out Anti-Dumping Policy Changes, Aluminum Import Monitoring System
The Canadian government recently announced policy and regulation changes that it argues “will help improve Canada’s trade remedy system for all sectors.” Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Earlier this month, Canada announced changes to its anti-dumping policy, in addition to the establishment of a new aluminum import monitoring […]
This Morning in Metals: Steel Imports Down 10.6% Through July
This morning in metals news, U.S. imports of steel are down 10.6% for the first seven months of the year, U.S. Steel plans to idle its East Chicago plant, and China will raise tariffs on imports of copper scrap and aluminum scrap from the U.S. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial […]
This Morning in Metals: China to Impose Tariffs on $75B Worth of U.S. Goods
This morning in metals news, China’s Finance Ministry announced new tariffs on U.S. goods, Germany’s thyssenkrupp is suing over the European Commission’s decision to block a proposed merger with Tata Steel and iron ore prices could continue to slide. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook China to Impose New […]
U.S. Court of International Trade Affirms Duties on Chinese Aluminum Foil
On April 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain types of aluminum foil from China. Buying Aluminum in 2019? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook Chinese producers appealed the decision, but the U.S. Court of International Trade this month opted to uphold the Commerce Department’s determination. The […]
This Morning in Metals News: Trump ‘Not Ready’ to Make a Deal with China
This morning in metals news, President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is not ready to make a trade deal with China just yet, ArcelorMittal faces falling steel prices as it attempts to revive India’s Essar Steel and the Department of Commerce today added 46 Huawei affiliates to the Entity List. Need buying strategies for […]
