This morning in metals news, China’s scrap steel exports surged last year, two popular American non-metal products could be affected by steel and aluminum tariffs, and a miner of gold and silver looks to get into copper and zinc. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Chinese Scrap Steel Exports […]
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This Morning in Metals: Japanese Steel Industry Appeals to Free Trade Principles
This morning in metals news, Japan urges caution in steel Section 232, Kazakhstan’s output of a number of metals jumped month over month in January and Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska will step down as president of Rusal and En+ Group. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Japanese Steel Industry […]
Is Aluminum Not as Strong as it Should Be?
You may be excused for wondering quite what is happening to the aluminum price. Base metals have continued in a robust rally since the recent volatility knocked prices sideways along with equities and the associated havoc in the bond market. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook But having fallen, aluminum prices […]
China Set to Wage Long-Term War on Smog
If you thought China’s environmental crackdown on polluting industries during this winter heating period was a one-off effort, think again. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Liu Youbin, a spokesman at the Ministry of Environmental Protection, is quoted by Reuters as saying that Beijing intends to extend its policy […]
This Morning in Metals: NAFTA Talks Continue as U.S. Seeks ‘Breakthroughs’
This morning in metals news, the U.S. team looks for “breakthroughs” in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), more than 25,000 British Steel pension members did not respond to a consultation about the future of their pension pots and zinc hits a 10 1/2-year high on supply concerns. Need buying strategies […]
Week in Review: Rio Tinto’s Dunkerque Smelter, Nickel and NALCO
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was here on MetalMiner: Lower your aluminum spend – Take a free trial of MetalMiner’s Monthly Outlook! Rio Tinto’s massive Dunkerque aluminum smelter is possibly set to change hands — to a familiar buyer, our Stuart Burns writes. A tight […]
This Morning in Metals: Metals Supplies, NLMK and Copper Tracks Back
This morning in metals news, the metals supply situation is complicated, Russian steel producer NLMK‘s output rose 3% last year and copper dropped the most it had in almost six weeks. MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook provides 2018 buying strategies for carbon steel What is the Supply Situation? According to Reuters, stocks of metals in LME industrial […]
This Morning in Metals: Rio Tinto Finds Copper at Grasberg for First Time Since 2014
This morning in metals news, Rio Tinto made a copper discovery at its Grasberg mine for the first time since 2014, automakers urge Trump not to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and copper hits a 3 1/2-week low. MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook provides 2018 buying strategies for carbon steel Rio Makes Copper […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Raw Steel Closes 2017 with 1.63M NT Output
This morning in metals news, U.S. raw steel production for the final week of 2017 hit 1.63 million net tons, some Indian steel companies are upset about a hike in iron ore prices and zinc hits a 10-year high. Benchmark Your Current Metal Price by Grade, Shape and Alloy: See How it Stacks Up Raw […]
