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Donald Trump’s tariff threat on Canada prompts Alcoa to reroute its aluminium shipments
Donald Trump's tariff threat following his second presidential term inauguration on January 20 has already sparked ...
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Consumer product prices are likely to take US aluminium and copper tariff hits, warn analysts
Amid various speculations raised by Donald Trump's recently proposed import tariffs on aluminium and copper, the most recent one is the possible impact on domestic consumer good prices. Aluminium ...
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SMM Morning Comment For SHFE Base Metals (Feb 5)
Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,134.5/mt, rose slightly at the beginning of the session before fluctuating downward, hitting a low of $9,103.5/mt.
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Upstream recap: Bauxite becoming second-largest capsize commodity to Vedanta’s 1 lakh crore dream project make headlines this week
This week has been highly eventful for the upstream aluminium industry, especially the bauxite sector, which has dominated ...
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Capesize fleet transporting more bauxite than coal amid rising demand in China
According to shipbroker Arrow, the surge in bauxite demand in China has resulted in capesize fleet carrying more bauxite than ...
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Review of LME Aluminum Trends During the Chinese New Year Holiday: Pre-Holiday Demand Weakens, LME Aluminum Fluctuates and Consolidates [SMM Analysis]
Review of LME Aluminum Trends During the Chinese New Year Holiday: Pre-Holiday Demand Weakens, LME Aluminum Consolidates] Before the Chinese New Year holiday, due to weakening end-use consumption, the ...
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US Tariff Hike Triggers Market Concerns Over Demand, LME Zinc Center Shifts Downward [SMM Zinc Holiday Market Review]
US Tariff Hike Triggers Demand Concerns, LME Zinc Center Shifts Downward] During the domestic Chinese New Year holiday, LME zinc fluctuated downward, with the futures market center continuously ...
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TrinaSolar and LONGi Win the Bid for China Resources' Concentrated Procurement of Modules (North China Region)
According to the tender announcement, the total procurement scale is 2.56 GW. This time, only the 750 MW in the North China Region has its winning bid results announced, while the combined 1.81 GW in ...
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2025 Chinese New Year Copper Market Review and Post-Holiday Outlook [SMM Analysis]
SMM Analysis] The 2025 Chinese New Year holiday lasted from January 28 to February 4, during which the SHFE market was closed. Before the holiday, the SHFE copper 2503 contract fluctuated downward, ...
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Changes in the Metal Supply Chain: How Does the New Energy Industry Influence the Global Market of Cobalt, Lithium, and Nickel?
Large changes are underway across the global supply chain for metals due in large part to the growth in the new energy ...
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The Silicon PV Main Material Market Operated Steadily During the Holiday [SMM Silicon-Based PV Morning Meeting Summary]
During the Chinese New Year holiday, silica prices held steady, with sluggish market transactions. Overall raw material procurement transactions are expected to gradually recover after the holiday, ...
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Policy Drive for New Energy Plan Drives Metals Prices Forwards
The policy drive for the transition of the world in cleaner, renewable energy has really triggered an unbeatable surge in the demand for such metals as cobalt, lithium, and nickel. They are very ...