Baosteel bucks the coronavirus trend with surging U.S.-bound shipments March 11, 2020 Chinese steel exports may surge in March and April in response to a coronavirus-linked drop in demand for the products in China, S&P Global Platts reports. Chinese steel and aluminum exports dropped 28.6% and 22.7% year over year respectively in January and February combined in dollar terms as... Read more →
Risk of Trump’s Ire May Be Driving CSR, Alcoa’s Australian Export Behavior September 19, 2019 The Australian government has warned aluminum exporters to trim exports to the U.S. for fear of triggering a Trump administration move to strip Australia’s exemption from section 232 tariffs. Total U.S. imports of unwrought aluminum fell 10.8% year over year in the three months to Jul. 31, yet... Read more →