The Copper Monthly Metals Index (MMI) increased slightly this month to 73, compared to last month’s value of 71, with all copper prices in the index increasing mildly. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Overall, the LME copper price moved up […]
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This Morning in Metals: Tariff Rollback Could Come if U.S., China Reach First-Phase Deal
This morning in metals news, tensions could ease between the U.S. and China on the tariff front, ArcelorMittal reported its third-quarter financial results and copper prices made gains this week. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. U.S., China Could Roll Back […]
This Morning in Metals: Chile’s October Copper Exports Fall 21%
This morning in metals news, No. 1 copper producer Chile saw its export levels drop 21% last month amid protests around the country, steel production in the U.S.’s Great Lakes region dropped last week and Shanghai Metals Markets forecast Chinese tin prices to rise back above $20,000 per ton by the end of the year. […]
Freeport-McMorRan Uses AI to Optimize Production at Arizona Copper Mine
Mining companies are not renowned for their cutting-edge use of the latest technologies; I’m not trying to be derogatory, but mining is not the first industry you think of when talking about the digital age. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. […]
Protests Shake Top Copper Producer as Chile Pulls Out of APEC Summit
Global copper mine production through the first seven months of 2019 declined by 1.3% year over year, according to a recent report by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). Concentrate production fell 1.0%, while solvent extraction-electrowinning fell by 2.7% during the period, according to the ICSG. Keep up to date on everything going on in […]
This Morning in Metals: Sign Up for MetalMiner-Avetta Webinar on Hiring in Manufacturing
This morning in metals news, this week’s MetalMiner-Avetta webinar is fast approaching, global steel industry groups demand action on steel excess capacity, and Anglo American released its third-quarter production results and full-year guidance revisions. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Sign […]
This Morning in Metals: DOC Rules in Anti-Dumping, CVD Investigation of Stainless Steel Kegs
This morning in metals news, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced rulings in investigations of stainless steel kegs from China and Germany, copper prices rose on labor tensions in Chile, and the UAW’s strike continues as it mulls ratification of a tentative deal with General Motors reached last week. Keep up to date on everything […]
Copper Supply Grows, Putting More Pressure on Prices
A growing copper supply is not exactly what copper producers wanted to hear, as a new mine with a 100-year life span has been announced. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Prices have been depressed all year, with worries about deteriorating […]
This Morning in Metals: Rio Tinto’s 3Q Iron Ore Production Rises 6%
This morning in metals news, Rio Tinto released its third-quarter production figures, India has proposed an anti-dumping duty on flat-rolled steel from China and other countries, and copper prices dropped after a strike was averted at Chile’s Antofagasta. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S., China Work Toward Partial Trade Deal
This morning in metals news, the U.S. and China are working toward a partial trade deal, the largest copper mine in Ecuador has curbed operations amid protests and China’s copper imports hit an eight-month high. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. […]
