October 19, 2021 Global shortage of magnesium could cripple car industry Germany’s association of metals producers warned that current magnesium inventories in Europe will be exhausted by the end of November 2021.
October 18, 2021 Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.
October 18, 2021 Coal price tops $300/t in China as cold wave adds to energy crisis The most-active contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose as much as 6%.
October 18, 2021 Copper spread widens to most in more than 25 years on supply squeeze The spread between cash and three-month futures surged to over $1,000 on the LME on Monday, a premium not seen since at least 1994.
October 18, 2021 No. 1 uranium miner backs physical fund in nod to robust demand Kazatomprom is backing a new uranium fund that aims to invest in the radioactive metal used to power nuclear reactors.
October 18, 2021 Thiel-backed Canadian lithium junior said to prepare Nasdaq listing Rock Tech Lithium is preparing a Nasdaq listing to broaden its investor base and help finance a $545 million battery metals plant in Germany.
October 18, 2021 Biggest US coal miner surges as global energy crisis boosts demand Peabody's sales exceeded $900 million, the highest in seven quarters.
October 18, 2021 Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup Battery startup Our Next Energy said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round.
October 18, 2021 Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.
October 18, 2021 Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery metal miner for about $80.2 million.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
