July 14, 2023 London aluminum, zinc on track for best week since January Weaker dollar made greenback-priced metals cheaper to holders of other currencies.
July 11, 2023 Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to make low-carbon alumina at Queensland refinery The trial technology could cut emissions from the sector that accounts for up to 3% of Australia's total emissions.
July 11, 2023 Heat in China’s Sichuan hits power as metals output fears grow Power consumption in Sichuan reached a record high on Monday with temperatures above 35C.
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.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
