Steel ERW line pipe (X52) import South Korean-made, cif Houston, $/short ton

The near-term prospects for Chinese copper smelting capacity amid near-zero treatment charges (TCs) will, to a certain extent, depend on plants’ exposure to spot TCs, the chief executive officer of Rio Tinto’s copper division said on Tuesday, April 16

Take a look at the five key talking points across the aluminium raw material markets ahead of Fastmarkets’ Bauxite & Alumina Conference

Increased construction spending could be unlocked early next year once the fraught US presidential election is settled, and steel participants are gearing up for a busy 2025