July 6, 2025

Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis

China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.

July 4, 2025

Guinea bauxite exports up 36% on Chinese demand

Guinea’s surging bauxite shipments to China coincide with the planned launch of the massive Simandou iron ore project.

July 2, 2025

Rio Tinto-backed aluminum firm to invest $1.1 billion in Canada smelter

Aluminerie Alouette is a consortium made up of Rio Tinto, which owns 40%, and other companies including AMAG Austria Metall AG and Norway’s Hydro Aluminium.

July 2, 2025

Column: Copper’s tariff high fails to lift other LME metals

Doctor Copper hasn't been quite the same since President Trump announced an investigation into US imports.

June 30, 2025

Russia base metals sales to China surge, signaling deep reliance

Russian aluminum sales to China through May jumped by almost 56% year-on-year.

June 30, 2025

Japan aluminum premium falls to $108/t on sluggish demand

Local demand was weak even before impact from US tariffs.

June 26, 2025

Column: LME’s new position rules reflect a changed metals landscape

Traders have been scaling up bets even as LME warehouse inventory has been depleting.

June 25, 2025

Some Japan buyers agree to pay aluminum premium 41% below current level

The Japanese aluminum buyers agreed to pay a $108-per-metric-ton premium.

June 24, 2025

Trump tariffs fan calls by European metal producers for scrap export curbs

Scrap metal exports to the United States nearly tripled in the first three months of 2025 versus the same period a year earlier.

June 23, 2025

ERG plans to produce critical mineral gallium in Kazakhstan next year

ERG's plans would make Kazakhstan, which until now has produced no gallium, the world's second largest producer after China.