Last week, E.U. member states voted to go ahead with new quotas on steel imports extending until July 2021. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Last July, the E.U. voted to impose provisional steel safeguards, which were allowed to remain in place for a maximum of 200 days […]
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This Morning in Metals: Alcoa Reports 4Q, Full-Year 2018 Results
This morning in metals news, aluminum producer Alcoa Corporation reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 results, India is considering a higher iron ore import duty and Shanghai steel futures moved up. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Alcoa Reports 4Q Earnings Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer Alcoa Corporation reported its […]
This Morning in Metals: E.U. Approves New Steel Safeguard Measures
This morning in metals news, the E.U. approved new steel import curbs extending until 2021 with a vote Wednesday, the copper price picked up as the U.S. dollar loses momentum and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) says it will set up a system for exclusions if the tariff rate increases on the $200 billion […]
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: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Taras Berezowsky covered China’s crackdown on illegal rare-earth element mining. Demand for palladium could continue to surge in […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S., China Conclude Round of Trade Talks This Week
This morning in metals news, trade delegations from the U.S. and China concluded talks this week, the E.U. is expected to impose steel import curbs and copper rises to a one-week high. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S-China Trade Talks The new year has begun with dialogue. […]
This Morning in Metals: Aluminum Falls to 16-Month Low
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 […]
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 […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Import Market Share Hits 20% in November
This morning in metals news, steel imports coming into the U.S. continue to be down from last year’s levels, Shanghai steel prices are down and the sharp corrective trend in iron ore prices could be coming to an end. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Steel Import […]
This Morning in Metals: USMCA Signed at G20; Metals Tariffs on Canada, Mexico Remain
This morning in metals news, the U.S., Canada and Mexico formally signed the trade deal that will serve as the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), aluminum associations in several countries sent Group of 20 (G20) leaders a joint letter asking them to tackle overcapacity, and President Donald Trump and President Xi […]
CEOs Talk Section 232, USMCA as G20 Summit Approaches
With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) potentially being signed by the three parties this week during the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires — which will take place over two days, Nov. 30-Dec. 1 — the trade deal and tariffs are on the minds of industry CEOs, from manufacturing to agriculture. Need buying strategies for steel? […]
