The European Union’s vaunted export engine is sputtering under the combined weight of tariffs, softer demand, and eroding competitiveness. June 2025 marked a dramatic turning point: according to ING’s latest analysis, the bloc’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus collapsed to just EUR 2.8 billion, do ...
China has formally sought dispute consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canada's surtaxes and quotas on aluminium and steel products, the WTO announced on Wednesday, August 20.
According to the WTO notice, the contested measures include a surtax applied through tariff-rate quot ...
According to Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, Armenian exports to the EU posted robust year-on-year growth in July, driven by three key sectors in the first seven months of 2025 versus the same period last year.
Based on the report put forward by Papoyan, the July 2025 data versus July 2024 re ...
Aluminium markets endured a turbulent first half of 2025, with ingot prices slumping sharply in the second quarter across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. Oversupply, sluggish downstream demand, and rising inventories all weighed heavily, while US tariff policy further unsettled trade flows. ...
Brazil’s well-established recycling system has once again propelled the country’s aluminium can recycling rate to an impressive 97.3 per cent. For more than 15 years, Brazil has consistently maintained a recycling rate above 95 per cent. This achievement is not only the result of a strong recycling ...
Ontario has introduced a USD 1-billion relief fund to support businesses hit by aluminium, steel, and auto tariffs. The initiative, called the Protect Ontario Financing Program, is part of a broader USD 5-billion tariff support package unveiled in the province’s spring budget. According to Finance M ...
The flagship recycling facility, that has started operations in Magdeburg, targeting the recovery of valuable metals, including aluminium, from waste incineration, is prepared for harsh conditions. Run by Mitteldeutsche Schlackenunion (MDSU), it is now the biggest and most advanced bottom ash treatm ...
At its 66th Annual General Meeting, Hindalco Industries Ltd, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, announced plans for approximately USD 10 billion in global investments over the next five years, spanning aluminium, copper and speciality alumina, Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla informed share ...
Futures: The most-traded AD2511 cast aluminium alloy futures contract opened at RMB 20,130 per tonne, hit a low of RMB 20,105 per tonne, and reached a high of RMB 20,240 per tonne overnight, closing at RMB 20,220 per tonne, up RMB 95 per tonne or 0.47 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume ...
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