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    Despite the belief in some quarters that the benchmark aluminium premium in the United States had finally peaked, the P1020 premium rose to yet another all-time high on Friday March 11, approaching 40 cents per lb

    Fastmarkets has corrected its weekly price assessment for steel slab export, fob Black Sea, CIS, which was published incorrectly earlier on Monday March 14 due to an error.

    Supply challenges persist to meet rising rare earths demand, reports Davide Ghilotti

    There is an increasing likelihood that Russian hot-rolled coil might be sold through Chinese channels in the near term due to the mounting sanctions being imposed on Russian oligarchs and businesses, a trader in Asia told Fastmarkets on Friday March 11.

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