by Gerber Group | Mar 20, 2023
Commodity exchange stores stones instead of nickel 20 March 2023 – The commodity exchange LME does not come to rest. After several tons of material, which had been declared as nickel in a European LME certified warehouse, turned out to be simple stones, this...
by Gerber Group | Mar 14, 2023
China: Consumption clearly on the rise 14 March 2023 – Consumption in China is steadily increasing. In February, the granting of short-term consumer loans in China rose by more than 250%. This is likely to have already reached the local economy and to continue...
by Gerber Group | Mar 3, 2023
US steel shortage grows, End to EU Green Steel subsidies 3 March 2023 – The steel shortage in the United States is now exacerbated by outages at several steelmakers. US Congressional Steel Caucus calls for strong market protections. End to Green Steel subsidies...
by Gerber Group | Feb 27, 2023
Punitive tariffs on nickel, aluminium and other metals doubled 27 February 2023 – The US government will double punitive tariffs on many Russian metal products from 1 April 2023. These include aluminium, copper, lead and steel – but also nickel! Stainless...
by Gerber Group | Feb 3, 2023
Molybdenum prices at record high 3 February 2023 – Molybdenum prices continue to rise and at record high in February 2023. Pure molybdenum is more than $100,000 per tonne. Supply will be tight for years. Stainless steel producers already have to wait for...
by Gerber Group | Jan 30, 2023
Greedy for Scrap – Now EU Critical Raw Material? 30 January 2023 – Has the greed for scrap now broken out in Europe? How the EU steel lobbies are positioning themselves in the green shadow of the wind energy producers to whose demise they have contributed...