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Among the major base metals, only nickel prices were in positive territory for the year-to-date at the London Metal Exchange. So far this year, tin prices have had the worst performance (-11%), while nickel prices have soared 34% higher as compared to the end of 2018. Nickel futures at the London Metal Exchange traded as...

This edition of ISRI’s Nonferrous Beat comes at a time of heightened scrap market uncertainty given the shifting global landscape on trade, manufacturing, and recycling. These market uncertainties only emphasize the value of ReMA membership and the critical advocacy, education, and networking opportunities that ReMA provides. ISRI has been at the forefront of advocating on...

As you may have seen, the latest round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China didn’t go well last week, prompting the President to announce new tariffs on Chinese imports. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “President Trump overruled advisers to ramp up tariffs on China after a heated exchange in which he insisted...

The results signaled robust earnings for other Australian iron ore miners, which are likely to see a boost to coffers from the surging prices of the steel-making commodity, even as production dipped due to the impact of a cyclone. Prices of iron ore have spiked this year after disruptions caused by a cyclone in Western...

Total carloads for the week ending July 27 were 261,706 carloads, down 3.5 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 272,792 containers and trailers, down 5.3 percent compared to 2018. Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2018. They...