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Billet prices in Tangshan in North China's Hebei province showed signs of recovery during the week of August 3-9, with Mysteel assessing the price of Q235 150mm square billet in the city at Yuan 2,940/tonne ($435/t) EXW and including the 13% VAT on August 9, up by Yuan 20/t on
Domestic corn prices extended their decline since July, with both futures and spot markets remaining under sustained pressure. The spots supply for old-crop corn continued to reduce, while subdued downstream demand and growing competition from substitutes capped any upside. The market currently find
The campaign imperative: The global aluminium extrusion sector is bifurcating. Facilities relying on historical intuition and manual trial-and-error are facing severe margin compression, while digital-first extruders are capturing record profitability. AL Circle's Extrusion Campaign is actively trac
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