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China’s auto output and sales rose for a second straight month in June, due to central and local government stimulus measures, along with carmakers introducing new models and sales incentives to try and hit their mid-year sales targets
Slower demand for construction materials continues to weigh on Europe’s aluminium and steel market price and premiums
Restrictions on critical minerals by China cast uncertainty over industry
Base metal futures on the London Metal Exchange are showing little signs of change as China’s potential economic stimulus failed to materialize in June causing sentiment of rebounding Chinese demand to dampen
Chinese participants are mulling over nickel sulfate exports into neighboring Japan and South Korea, with the main driver the regional price gap between China and these countries, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday June 27
The copper industry must work together to decarbonize procedures across the board to tackle the challenges of climate change while moves toward electrification will create a boom in copper demand, Aurubis chief executive officer Roland Harings has said
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