October 4, 2018 Global trader Concord takes minority stake in Noranda alumina parent The stake comes as New Day Aluminium Holdings LLC completes a $110 million refinancing and as it readies two major expansion projects in Louisiana.
October 1, 2018 Canada, buoyed by trade deal, to push U.S. on metal tariffs The agreement protects Canada's automotive industry from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs.
October 1, 2018 Japan Q4 aluminium premiums set 22 percent lower than Q3 Premiums for Japanese aluminium shipments for the October to December quarter were set at $103 per tonne.
September 28, 2018 Union says reached wage deal with Alcoa Australia, will end strike The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.
September 27, 2018 China adopts more flexible output curbs to battle winter smog Northern China’s key industrial hub will adopt a more flexible program for its anti-pollution output curbs this winter.
September 26, 2018 Ford CEO says Trump metals tariffs took $1B of profit Ford CEO Jim Hackett encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to resolve trade disputes quickly or it could do “more damage” to his company.
September 22, 2018 U.S. sets Nov. 12 deadline for investors to divest holdings of Rusal, EN+ The U.S. Treasury in April imposed sanctions against billionaire Oleg Deripaska and eight companies in which he is a large shareholder, including aluminum exporter Rusal, in response to what it…
September 21, 2018 Shanghai sets challenge to New York, London in copper options debut Almost 18,000 lots traded in debut day, equal to 90,000 tonnes of metal.
September 20, 2018 Norsk Hydro not buying Rio Tinto’s aluminum plant in Iceland The Norwegian firm, one of the world’s top producers of aluminum and alumina, said the deal faced opposition from European regulators.
September 17, 2018 Base metals drop as trade war angst spurs concern about demand The U.S.-led trade war fans concern that the showdown will derail otherwise-strong economic growth in the world’s two largest economies.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
