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Copper Tube Prices Stay Near Record Highs as HVAC Demand and US Tariffs Redraw Supply Chains
JINAN, China, 13 November 2026 — Benchmark copper held close to its 2026 highs this week, keeping copper tube prices elevated as HVAC demand, refrigerant upgrades and a 50% US import tariff continue to reorganise global supply chains. Three-month LME copper traded near 6.28 per pound — roughly 13...Read more -
Aluminized Coil Demand Holds Firm as Aluminium Costs and Carbon Rules Reshape 2026 Trade
JINAN, China, Nov. 12, 2026 — Demand for aluminized steel coil (aluminium-coated steel coil) remains firm in mid-November 2026, with mills writing first-quarter 2027 order books against four-year-high aluminium costs and a heavier compliance load that is reshaping how buyers in Europe, the Middle...Read more -
Aluminum Tube Supply Tightens as Energy-Storage and EV Demand Absorb China’s Exports
JINAN, China, Nov. 11, 2026 — China exported 5.914 million tonnes of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products in January–October 2026, up from 5.020 million tonnes a year earlier, customs data released on Nov. 10 showed. October shipments alone reached 594,000 tonnes, easing from 656,000 tonnes i...Read more -
Aluminum Coil Prices Ease From Autumn Highs, but Supply Stays Tight Into Q4 2026
JINAN, China, 10 November 2026 — Aluminum coil buyers moving into the final weeks of the year face a market off its autumn peak but showing no sign of loosening; London Metal Exchange three-month aluminium traded around US $3,000 per tonne through the second half of October, down from near US $3,...Read more -
Stainless Steel Channel Steel Holds Firm as Nickel Costs and CBAM Reshape 2026 Buying
JINAN, China, Nov. 9, 2026 — Stainless steel channel steel has entered the final seven weeks of 2026 in a market where cost, not consumption, sets the price. Alloy surcharges linked to nickel and molybdenum have kept 304 and 316L channel sections firm since midsummer, even as restocking in Europe...Read more -
Stainless Steel Angle Prices Hold Near USD 2,050/t as November Buying Stays Grade-Led
JINAN, China, Nov. 5, 2026 — China’s stainless steel angle market is holding a narrow range in early November, with traders reporting stable quotations as nickel costs soften and buyers shift from price speculation to grade selection. The market reference price for 302 stainless steel angle...Read more -
Stainless Steel Coil Prices Edge Off 2026 Lows as Futures Steady
JINAN, China, 4 November 2026 — Stainless steel coil prices are edging off their 2026 lows, but the recovery has little demand behind it: mills are restarting idle capacity while buyers purchase only what they need. On 30 October, the most-traded stainless steel futures contract in Shanghai settl...Read more -
Stainless Steel Strip Prices Ease in Q4 as China Mills Trim Output
JINAN, China — November 3, 2026 — China’s stainless steel strip market has moved from holding steady to gently easing, as softer alloy costs and trimmed mill output pull prices in opposite directions heading into the final two months of 2026. Raw material support has loosened. Leading Chine...Read more -
Carbon Steel Coil Market: China HRC Export Prices Hold Near $493/t FOB as November Opens
JINAN, China, November 2, 2026 — China’s carbon steel coil exporters opened November holding a firm price line, with mills resisting discounts into the final quarter despite persistently thin overseas order books. Mysteel’s latest weekly assessment put SS400 3mm commercial-grade hot r...Read more -
Alloy Steel Bar Buyers Move Toward High-Strength Grades as Specifications Tighten
JINAN, China, Oct. 30, 2026 — Buyers of alloy steel bar are rewriting their purchase specifications as Q4 shipments close and 2027 annual contracts come up for negotiation. Instead of ordering plain carbon round bar and accepting the strength it delivers, procurement teams are increasingly specif...Read more -
Alloy Steel Pipe Demand Firms as Pipeline, Power and Hydrogen Projects Reshape Global Supply
JINAN, China — October 29, 2026 — Global demand for alloy steel pipe is firming as the market moves through the final quarter of 2026, with pipeline construction, thermal power maintenance and early-stage hydrogen and carbon-capture projects pushing buyers toward higher-grade seamless tubular pro...Read more -
Steel Sheet Pile Buying Shifts Toward Certified Supply as Tariffs Reshape Global Trade
JINAN, China, Oct. 28, 2026 — Demand for steel sheet piles remains steady with two months of the year left, but buyer priorities have changed. With US Section 232 tariffs on steel held at 50% since June 2025, and European infrastructure budgets directing more tonnage to domestic mills, importers ...Read more