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    Carmakers Tesla and Audi have participated in a project to establish the digital twin of a physical battery for electric vehicles (EVs) by showing its sustainability credentials through the supply chain

    Fastmarkets analysts are forecasting an increase in prices across the base metals complex by the end of 2023. Copper and nickel prices are expected to be the best performers next year and to show large increases by the end of 2023, with the speed of this growth heavily dependent on China’s economic recovery

    North American pulp prices continue to face downward pressure with more fresh inventory entering the market

    Despite growing concerns around the health of the US economy and the impact of rising inflation, the US ferrous scrap market should stabilize and recover moderately this year after a period of sustained downside pressure throughout much of 2022, according to panelists at Fastmarkets’ Scrap & Steel conference 2023 in Dallas, Texas

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