Aluminum, steel most exposed metals to Trump tariffs, Citi says
A 25% tariff as announced by Trump on Monday would likely cause steel prices to rise by $100 to $150 a short ton, the analysts said.
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s biggest iron ore firm, is continuing with its strategy of divesting its non-care assets.
The Brazilian miner will sell $1.1 billion worth of its stake in Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro, bringing its holding to less than 10%.
The Economic Times reports Vale took the stake in 2011 as partial payment for Norsk Hydro’s $4.9 billion purchase of alumina and bauxite assets.
Including the Norwegian company off-load, Vale’s asset sales since 2012 now total more than $4 billion.
Vale SA last week reported net income of $3.5 billion – a 114% jump on the same quarter last year.
In efforts to minimize costs and focus on core operations, the company cut investment spending by more than one billion to $11 billion.
