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The gloss is tarnished
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褪色的光环
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) are showing little own momentum at present, just like the base metals copper and aluminium. Prices are in a phase of correction. The entire world is looking to the central banks to estimate how high the key interest rates could indeed rise in order to fight inflation. While it had still been hoped at the start of the year that…
The Sky is the Limit
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天空为限
It can happen quite often that important future-orientated topics are diluted in public and political discussions. Climate change, electric mobility, the pandemic, migration and much more could be taken here as examples. This could be due to the complexity which unfortunately lies behind many questions, but it can also be an…
Is Opium in the game?
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鸦片也已卷入游戏？
After the unfortunately negative iconic events on the London Metal Exchange (LME) in March 2022, it has since become very quiet, too quiet in the opinion of quite a few observers and market participants. Whilst steps were taken ad hoc already in March, for example the introduction of a maximum daily range and the suspension of trade during the early morning trade in Asia, as well as internal and external investigations being initiated…
Casino Royal or Casino Metal?
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金属交易，还是金属赌场？
The London Metal Exchange has always been known, if not to say, has been notorious for its volatility. Some even describe the LME as a “Casino”. But the matter is not so simple for there has never been any better alternative so far. The market for primary nickel, especially in the form of brands which are approved on the LME (so called Class 1), is…
Where have all the flowers gone?
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花儿都去哪了
Based on the song by Pete Seeger “Where have all the flowers gone”, today from a business point of view, the words should be changed to “Where have all the workers gone, long time passing.” After the corona measures were lifted it seemed as if people had been swallowed up and disappeared from the face of the earth. Regardless of which sector, there is a lack of…
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Export restrictions for Europe is not an alternative
Stainless steel industry/ZEW study on raw material trade barriers. Europe must rely on the development of international trade agreements for the security of raw materials. China has the most extensive trade restrictions worlwide. As net importer of the main components...
Future availability of chrome and stainless steel scrap more critical than crude oil
Stainless steel industry/TU Berlin study on raw material security. TU Berlin study on the "real" availability of chrome, nickel, iron, and scrap, taking economic factors into consideration. The sole focus on geological reserves is insufficient for the assessment of...
Stainless steel: hedging against volatile nickel markets instead of speculation
A study by the Institute of Finance at the University of Ulm on behalf of Oryx Stainless Group. Team of experts pleads for greater use of hedging instruments. Blind spot stainless steel scrap impairs forecasting reliability for nickel. Greater transparency for less...
Stainless steel industry: Intelligent recycling of stainless steel scrap to reduce CO2
A study by Fraunhofer Institute Umsicht on behalf of Oryx Stainless Group. The rising demand for stainless steel means that the responsible and efficient use of our resources is becoming increasingly important. That is why the Oryx Stainless Group commissioned the...
