Posts from Robin Latchem

04-06-2020

China recovery eases global steel headache

The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has forecast a 6.4% contraction in steel demand this year because of the Covid-19 crisis…

04-06-2020

A sober forecast of an even more challenging second half of 2020 has been delivered to the non-ferrous sector by…

03-06-2020

Business CORONA VIRUS

Recyclers who have learned to cope with running businesses during the coronavirus pandemic are now trying to assess how markets…

30-05-2020

CORONA VIRUS Textiles

Charities in the UK are concerned about an avalanche of unwanted clothing and other items when their High Street shops…

28-05-2020

Ferrous Metals

The final crude steel figures for 2019 show a 3.4% increase in global output – but the only growth was…

27-05-2020

Batteries Business

The crippling cost of scrapyard fires caused by batteries is set out starkly in a Europe-wide survey of site operators….

22-05-2020

Business CORONA VIRUS

A growing awareness of the risks of depending on other countries for key products or materials is one result of…

22-05-2020

Business CORONA VIRUS

Buoyancy in the international copper market despite the crippling impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was cited by experts taking part…

18-05-2020

Ferrous scrap prices in the US have recovered after the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic but, with much lower…

12-05-2020

Business CORONA VIRUS

Latest trade data released by the US Commerce Department shows total US scrap exports in March were close to three…

06-05-2020

CORONA VIRUS Textiles

International markets for used clothing are closed because of the direct ban on imports, lockdown measures or through other extraneous…