China’s 2020 copper imports hit record highImports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year came in at 6.68 million tonnes.Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 8:39 am
LME’s twilight zone absorbs stocks buildThe amount of aluminum sitting in this LME twilight zone…Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 8:16 am
Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycleGoldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover…Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:51 am
Metso Outotec sells aluminum business The Finnish company reached a deal with France’s REEL International. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 28, 2020 | 8:40 am
Steelmakers set to lead India metals to best quarter in decade Shares of the country’s oldest steel mill have climbed more than 70% since Oct. 1, clocking its best performance in more than 11 years. Bloomberg News | December 24, 2020 | 12:32 pm
Aluminum surges on concern US may reapply Rusal sanctions Russia’s primary aluminum output accounts for about 6% of global supply, with Rusal being the top supplier in Europe. Bloomberg News | December 17, 2020 | 9:38 am
A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19 It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times. Reuters | December 17, 2020 | 8:22 am
LME to forge ahead with plans to support sustainable metal production The London Metal Exchange will roll-out by mid-2021 a digital register to store carbon related details of aluminum. Reuters | December 16, 2020 | 7:37 am
Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020. Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 15, 2020 | 10:57 am
Pendulum swings in favour of aluminum demand and prices Flourishing demand in China and the United States, higher freight costs and tight scrap supplies are expected to fuel further rises in prices of the metal. Reuters | December 15, 2020 | 8:47 am
‘Green stimulus packages’ key driver for base metal demand, says analyst “The path to economic recovery will be long and slow,” says Intl FCStone metals analyst Natalie Scott-Gray. Northern Miner Staff | December 9, 2020 | 9:57 am
US Steel to buy remaining Big River stake amid steel surge U.S. Steel is exercising a call option and will use cash on hand to buy the stake for about $774 million. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2020 | 10:45 am