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• EU Steel Consumption Predicted To Surge In 2024

  Published 13 June 2023 | viewed 2,344 times

  Via AG Metal Miner A recent European Steel Association (Eurofer) report said that apparent steel consumption within the European Union is likely to improve by…

• Dam Rupture Complicates Steel Production In Ukraine

  Published 12 June 2023 | viewed 4,859 times

  Via AG Metal Miner Ukrainian steelmaker and longs producer ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (AMKR) recently stopped steelmaking and rolling operations. A spokesman for the company told MetalMiner that…

• High Vehicle Costs Dampen Steel Market Momentum

  Published 09 June 2023 | viewed 2,182 times

  Via AG Metal Miner The Automotive MMI (Monthly Metals Index) broke its sideways trend this past month, inching down 3.36%. Though all components of the index fell, hot-dipped…

• Is Recycling The Answer To Rare Earth Shortages?

  Published 08 June 2023 | viewed 1,197 times

  Via AG Metal Miner After a sharp nosedive that lasted two months, the Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) finally flattened out between May 1…

• DRC Eyes Peru’s Position As Second-Largest Copper Producer

  Published 07 June 2023 | viewed 1,946 times

  Via AG Metal Miner There’s a new kid on the block in copper production. Media reports say the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to…

• Chinese Steel Prices Fall To Three-Year Low

  Published 06 June 2023 | viewed 2,597 times

  Via AG Metal Miner For the past year or two, steel analysts and experts have talked about how China’s market is now more open. Simultaneously, they…

• Copper Prices Trounced By Falling Demand

  Published 01 June 2023 | viewed 16,692 times

  By Stuart Burns via AGMetalminer.com At least that’s what the Financial Times reported Goldman Sachs saying this week with regard to the price of copper. The…

• Lithium Market Faces Turbulent Years

  Published 25 May 2023 | viewed 1,730 times

  By Sohrab Darabshaw via AGMetalminer.com Lithium, a crucial component in electric vehicles (EVs), seems to be the metal of the season. Indeed, over the past month, the market…

• Is Lithium Set For Another Bull Run?

  Published 24 May 2023 | viewed 1,958 times

  By Stuart Burns via AGMetalminer.com A recent Reuters post detailed how a super-charged two-year rally, which saw Chinese spot lithium carbonate prices rise by tenfold, went into…

• Declining Iron Ore Prices Show China’s Recovery is Still Dragging

  Published 23 May 2023 | viewed 2,446 times

  The iron ore slump shows that the Chinese economy continues to struggle. Moreover, if things on the steel front do not improve quickly, demand will…

• Stainless Steel Remains Buyers Market As Demand Growth Flatlines

  Published 18 May 2023 | viewed 2,226 times

  By Nichole Bastin via AGMetalminer.com The Stainless Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose a modest 0.67% from April to May. Following increased volatility over the last…

• Tata Steel’s UK Plant Is Struggling To Cope With Rising Costs

  Published 17 May 2023 | viewed 3,186 times

  By Chistopher Rivituso via AGMetalminer.com Difficult trading conditions and a lack of clarity over state aid have put the future of Tata Steel’s UK plant…

• Copper Prices Slide Despite Expected Deficit

  Published 16 May 2023 | viewed 5,037 times

  By Nichole Bastin via AGMetalminer.com Copper prices continued to slide this past month, although not enough to trigger a downward trend. As lower lows have yet…

• Russian Supply Glut Forces LME Aluminum Prices Lower

  Published 14 May 2023 | viewed 3,605 times

    By Nichole Bastin via AGMetalminer.com Aluminum prices continued to slowly edge downward, but remained within an overall sideways trend. After prices fell 1.31% throughout…

• Commodity Trade Between China And Australia Jumps

  Published 11 May 2023 | viewed 2,125 times

  By Sohrab Darabshaw via AGMetalminer.com March proved a good month for Australia and China. New data shows Australia’s exports to China touched a new high in…

• Teck Changes Proposal To Separate Metal And Coal Business

  Published 08 May 2023 | viewed 5,783 times

  By AGMetalminer.com Canadian mining group Teck Resources recently withdrew its proposal to separate its metals and coal companies into two separate assets. The Vancouver-headquartered company…

• Why Cobalt Prices Have Fallen To A 4-Year Low

  Published 04 May 2023 | viewed 3,908 times

  By the AGMetalminer team The cobalt price index fell below $26,000 per tonne as of April 2023, its lowest level since 2019. Indeed, while cobalt…

• Rare Earth Metals See Prices Plunge

  Published 03 May 2023 | viewed 13,261 times

  By Jennifer Kary via AGMetalminer.com The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) suffered yet another significant drop month-over-month. Overall, the index fell 15.81%. These massive…

• Platinum May Soon Be In Short Supply

  Published 02 May 2023 | viewed 3,773 times

  Whenever there is an argument about the sufficiency of resources to meet the demands of our voracious industrial economy, those defending the cornucopian view say, "But, we…

• Series Of Power Cuts Disrupt Aluminum Production In Yunnan

  Published 30 April 2023 | viewed 2,211 times

  Via AG Metal Miner A new question mark hangs over the fate of Chinese aluminum production for the rest of 2023. In March, China’s primary…