Posts from Robin Latchem

20-07-2021

Traders benefit while the sun shines

Sustained strong demand for scrap from rejuvenated economies should continue this year – but cannot be assumed to last forever….

08-07-2021

Outlook is bright despite fears of inflationary pressures on raw materials. As global demand for metals continues to ramp up…

07-07-2021

Non-Ferrous Metals

Record-high prices for metals – and particularly copper – ease as stocks grow but recovering economies boost trader confidence. The…

07-07-2021

Business

Global demand for steel is on the rise, as is the demand for secondary raw materials such as scrap steel…

01-07-2021

Ferrous Metals

World crude steel production in May was 174.4 million tonnes (Mt), a 16.5% increase compared to May 2020. This is…

28-06-2021

Ferrous Metals

Russia is introducing export duties on ferrous and non-ferrous metals from 1 August 1 until the end of the year…

24-06-2021

Business E-scrap

International E-Waste Day 2021 will be focussing on the role consumers can play in boosting circularity for electrical and electronic…

22-06-2021

Business

South Korea is backing the benefits of pyrolysis and is looking to achieve 10% of the nation’s plastic waste converted…

21-06-2021

Business Textiles

New research suggests that cotton waste produced by the major clothing sector in Bangladesh could be worth up to US$…

14-06-2021

Plastics

Researchers have discovered that a common bacteria can be used in a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanilla flavouring….

08-06-2021

Business

Crude steel production grew in Asia and the Middle East last year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World…