July 10, 2023

Column: China flexes critical metals muscles with export curbs

Export controls will be short-term disruptive to both gallium and germanium markets but Western countries should be able to adapt over time.

July 10, 2023

Move away from Russian metal saps Indian, Chinese stocks in LME system

Higher percentages of on-warrant Russian aluminum in LME-registered warehouses suggest consumers and traders are avoiding Russian metal even though it is not sanctioned.

July 7, 2023

New method reduces mercury content in sulfuric acid by more than 90%

Sulfuric acid is produced either from sulfur from the petroleum industry or as a by-product of smelters.

July 6, 2023

Column: Europe adds aluminum to its critical raw materials list

Western European production has been sliding steadily over the last 15 years.

July 4, 2023

Column: Old economy drags base metals lower in first half of 2023

The LME index of base metals has sunk from a January high of 4,356 to 3,704.

July 3, 2023

China’s Yunnan region ramps up aluminum production as power curbs eased

Analysts had previously expected between 1-1.3 million tons of production to resume in the Yunnan region during the summer months.

June 30, 2023

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.

June 28, 2023

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

June 25, 2023

Power group EDF signs 10-year contract with aluminum firm Trimet France

EDF, the power company that has been fully taken over by the French state, has signed a 10-year contract with aluminum company Trimet France.

June 23, 2023

The China-driven metals ‘super cycle’ is over, Jefferies says

Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades.