Container rates continue to fall
Container freight rates keep sliding for a tenth straight week, with looming U.S. tariffs on Chinese vessels and rerouted Gulf shipments reshaping global trade costs.
Contributor: Greg Wittbecker
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The state of primary aluminum inventories in the U.S.
They're low. This is what's going on.
Does the U.S.-EU trade deal shift attention to Mexico or Canada?
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Canada’s tariff and trade position clarified. Part 2.
Would a 25% tariff be a win for Canada?
Is there a path forward for a U.S.-Canada aluminum deal? Part 1.
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The enigma of recycled metals’ apparent demand and pricing
The U.S. scrap market is sitting on a significant opportunity in UBC and zorba recovery, but without structural change and serious private-public investment, that potential will keep slipping through our fingers.
Grid upgrades starting to cope with rising electricity demand
A massive wave of U.S. grid investment is set to supercharge demand for aluminum transmission cable.
Will other smelters follow Mt. Holly's restart?
With Century's Mt. Holly coming back online, the real question is whether other idled U.S. smelter capacity have any realistic path to restart.
Recycled metal export bans: Different rationales in different markets
As calls to restrict scrap exports grow louder, the real question is whether heavy-handed policy can outdo the market's own price signals.
The fallout from the unprecedented movement in Midwest Premiums
Reductions in Canadian supply is on factor in Midwest physical supply, and it will only get worse as we move forward.