US copper scrap boosts China's edge amid surging prices and shortages
The Copper Paradox: How U.S. scrap exports propel China's manufacturing dominance amid global shortages.
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Aluminum market update: Stability amidst broader movements
Aluminum prices hold steady amid new industry partnerships and Investments.
Reibus: Could seasonal shipping peaks drive up spot market rates?
After nine quarters of tough sledding the question remains, will supply continue to hang on and slowly exit the marketplace, thus keeping rates rather tame, or will enough carriers get fed up and throw in the towel to have a marked impact on the rate environment?
Final thoughts: Ferrous market stagnates, EV shifts in other direction and tariff talks loom
The ferrous market faces a summer slowdown with scrap demand weaking, while EV shifts and potential tariff impacts loom large.
Kaiser Aluminum to shutter Texas facility
Kaiser Aluminum said it does not anticipate closures at its other manufacturing sites.
Navigating the shifting EV landscape, fears rise from recent auto ownership study
Study of EV owners reveals implications for the recycled metals industry.
Ferrous market update: Quiet currents and mixed signals
U.S. scrap market stagnant amid summer demand.
Leibowitz: Trump proposal to replace income taxes with tariffs a non-starter
What would such a policy need to be effective?
SMU: HRC vs. prime scrap spread narrows further in June
The average HRC price dropped this week, and the June price for busheling scrap tumbled from May.
Fed holds rates, metals markets largely hold steady
"Metals had a positive reaction in light of this Fed move, but I think it's kind of a one-off."