Search results

1 – 10 of 27
Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 January 2021

Stainless steel production in China and Indonesia rose in the final months of 2020, tightening the market. Softer recent prices for stainless steel and NPI suggest near-term…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258627

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 24 December 2021

Aluminium smelters are being hampered by high power prices and shortages amid the switch towards green energy sources. China has been forced to start importing aluminium at record…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266316

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 May 2022

Russia is responsible for 40% of newly mined supply and concerns about the physical availability of palladium sponge -- the powdered form of the metal used by industry -- are…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB269952

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 March 2024

Beijing seeks to reduce price volatility for ore and hence steel through market restructuring and to increase Chinese self-sufficiency. This comes at a time when ore exporters…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285760

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 January 2018

Prospects for Tajikistan's aluminium industry.

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227852

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 January 2023

Sentiment soured due to rising interest rates, mounting fears of global recession and paltry growth in China’s main copper-consuming sectors. These trends overwhelmed a market…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275558

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 March 2022

Russia supplies close to 20% of the supply of Class 1 nickel which is used for batteries. By March 8, the nickel price spiked to USD100,000 per tonne, partly due to some covering…

Details

DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268060

ISSN: 2633-304X

Keywords

Geographic
Topical
Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 April 2021

Short-term factors combined to strengthen prices, including widespread flooding in China’s Sichuan province and low capacity utilisation among producers outside China. In the…

1 – 10 of 27