April 20, 2023

Alcoa CEO warns Russian aluminum will overwhelm LME warehouses

Roy Harvey said aluminum from Russia now accounts for 53% of the total stockpiles in global LME warehouses.

April 18, 2023

Graphic: Hefty shortages to help buoy aluminum prices this year

Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 14, 2023

EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with US

EU's top trade official said there has been progress on a trade agreement on steel and aluminum produced with reduced carbon emissions.

April 14, 2023

Column: LME volumes still subdued a year after nickel crisis

A year on from the nickel crisis the London Metal Exchange is still struggling to regain trading momentum.

April 12, 2023

Rio Tinto starts construction to expand capacity at Quebec aluminum smelter

The $178 million investment will allow more of Rio's aluminium production to be used to make billets from renewable hydroelectric power.

April 12, 2023

Glencore adds Russian aluminum to LME system

Higher stocks of Russian aluminum on the LME are a concern as they could weigh on benchmark prices.

April 11, 2023

More than half of aluminum in LME warehouses produced in Russia

The exchange has not banned Russian metals from being traded and stored in its system since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

April 6, 2023

Musk puts $14 trillion price tag on sticking by fossil fuels

At peak levels, the world would need to dig up 3.3 gigatons of earth every year to obtain the necessary metals.

April 4, 2023

Shanghai Futures Exchange lowers margin requirements for metals trading

Margin requirements for copper and aluminum will be lowered from 12% to 9%.