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 […]
Category: Non-ferrous Metals
Vedanta Shares Rise After Indian Court Order to Restart Shuttered Copper Smelter
In a ruling that caught many by surprise, an environment court in India set aside a provincial government order to shut down Vedanta’s copper smelter plant permanently. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook This is the same plant over which the local population in the southern Indian state […]
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: 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 […]
This Morning in Metals: Tokyo Steel to Hold Prices Steady in January
This morning in metals news, Tokyo Steel says it will hold steel prices steady in January, base metals prices fell Monday and Australian miner Fortescue announces its mid-grade iron ore production expectations for 2019. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Steady Steel Prices for Tokyo Steel After prices […]
Japan Taking Advantage of Woeful Domestic Aluminum Industry in India, Opening Alloy Plant
India is all set to get a new aluminum alloy unit, claimed to be the biggest so far. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently between the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB), a body of the Andhra Pradesh Government in southern India, and Japan’s Daiki Aluminium Industry, under which Daiki will invest up […]
Morning in Metals and Week in Review: Cars, Cuba and Brexit, Oh My!
This morning in metals, here are a couple news items that piqued our interest: China giving the U.S. a break in trade “war” by lifting the tariff on cars… According to a story originally reported by Bloomberg today, China will lift the 25% retaliatory duty on cars for three months (thanks, China!) in an effort to […]
Morning in Metals: Section 232 Tariffs Working? Competing Studies Duke It Out
This morning in metals (and commodities), a few news bits we’re following: OPEC forecasts fall in demand for cartel’s crude next year. “OPEC estimates the world will need 31.4m barrels a day of the cartel’s crude next year, 2.1m b/d less than demand from 2017, as production from US shale fields continues to swell,” according […]
Chinese Aluminum Exports Impact More Than Just the U.S.
We tend to view the issue of China’s excess aluminum manufacturing capacity through the simple lens of its impact on the U.S. and European markets, but comments in a recent Aluminium Insider article show that the flood of low-cost aluminum from the People’s Republic of China is having a global impact. Buying Aluminum in 2019? […]
Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Shipments Up, China Near-Term Non-Ferrous Outlook Weak
Here’s what we’re tracking this morning in metals: U.S. steel shipments are up in October. AISI has reported that U.S. steel mills shipped close to 8.2 million net tons in October, a 4.6% rise over the month of September — and a 6% increase from the 7.7 million net tons shipped in October 2017. In […]
