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Suppliers debate whether calcined alumina can break the oversupply wall in a bearish 2020 scenario, writes Davide Ghilotti
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Overcapacity in China’s magnesia sector and shrinking international demand have roiled the domestic market this year, dragging prices to a two-year low and prompting producers to lower output, reports Carrie Shi
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The fortunes for base metal markets have been mixed and volatile in 2019. Myra Pinkham asked seasoned analysts and observers to identify key market drivers for 2020 and beyond
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Our first issue of the New Year has an exclusive cover profile interview with Alexander Shevelev, CEO of Severstal; multiple market outlook features and analysis include base metals, steel and scrap; in the first of a new series on industrial minerals for 2020, we include features on refractories markets; approaches to reduce carbon emissions in both steel and aluminium production are in focus; a steel section includes a profile of a major hot-dip batch galvanizing plant and a piece looking at the advantages of duplex stainless steel; advances aplenty appear in our technology spotlight and regular innovations and end-user pages
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ArcelorMittal has commissioned Midrex to design a demonstration plant to produce steel with hydrogen at the steelmaker’s Hamburg site in Germany. Richard Barrett asks Midrex expert Dr. Vincent Chevrier to explain its advantages.
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An in-depth interview with Fives’ Guillaume Mehlman on the latest trends in technology for steel production and processing. A comprehensive list and summaries of key activities of finalists in the Fastmarkets AMM Awards for Steel Excellence 2019. Outlook for US aluminium in a global market. Recent Fastmarkets base metal price developments in Asia. The opportunities and challenges for copper in India. A detailed view of the variety and importance of iron ore prices, indices and spreads. Leading examples of digital technology at US steel mills.
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An exclusive interview with Cronimet’s Jürgen Pilarsky on the growth of an international recycling business, together with a profile of innovative subsidiary Cronimet Envirotec; outlook for the changing pattern of international trade in non-ferrous and steel scrap; outline of the latest DRI plants in the expanding global fleet; steps in supply-chain data sharing for enhanced supplier-customer relationships; trends in battery raw material markets; special report on India in an election year; the rise in off-site and modular construction projects
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Exclusive interview with Metalysis chief Dion Vaughan; Outlook for international steel and aluminium markets in 2019; Value-added steel products and services in Russia; Innovations in steel skyscraper construction; UHP electrode update; US scrap market trends and equipment investments; DR-pellet supply trends; Growth in US and European electric vehicle production; Fastmarkets steel, steel raw material and base metal market analyses; Steel and base metal news reviews; Product and equipment innovations; Novel end-uses
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