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Base metals like copper, aluminium, nickel and alumina are some of the world’s most frequently traded commodities. With so many forces bearing down on the base metals market, win-win outcomes for negotiations depend on the depth and breadth of your understanding of the market.
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Increasing amounts of aluminium are being used to make solar panels, reduce vehicle emissions and upgrade electricity networks in a structural shift to patterns of long-term aluminium consumption
The recent decline in spot copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) is startling, with Fastmarkets’ indices falling 38.87% month on month to a record low in February and still falling. But what lies behind the slump, and can anything be done to halt the slide? Fastmarkets investigates
Recovery in global aluminium demand depends on interest rates, mainly in the United States and Europe, while the global scenario remains challenging
In a move set to reshape the aluminium market, the US Department of Commerce’s preliminary findings reveal unfair subsidies by China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey, sparking predictions of tightened supply and rising premiums
The London Metal Exchange has reaffirmed its position on low-carbon nickel pricing, highlighting challenges concerning market scale and definitions, it said in a notice issued to its members on Tuesday March 5
Static discounts for copper scrap remained prevalent in the US for most of 2023, while expectations of growth in the long term held
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