February 15, 2023

Weak Chinese demand pushes aluminum price to five-week low

Aluminum stocks in LME-registered warehouses have risen to 602,150 tonnes from 375,950 tonnes in mid-January.

February 14, 2023

Column: Shanghai metal stocks dent great expectations

The LME base metals index jumped by 10% in January as investors placed their bets on a resurgent Chinese economy.

February 10, 2023

Column: US tariffs on Russian aluminum risk more market fracture

Russian producers of industrial metals have largely evaded the official sanctions net since the invasion of Ukraine.

February 9, 2023

Russian metal makes up 42% of LME warehouses’ stocks – report

Last year, the LME decided not to ban Russian metal from being traded and stored in its system.

February 9, 2023

Hindalco posts 63% slump in Q3 profit, sees “much better” Q4

Profit more than halved at Hindalco's aluminum upstream segment, which includes bauxite and coal.

February 8, 2023

Glencore deposits more Russian aluminum on LME system

Glencore has deposited more than 100,000 tonnes of aluminum in LME registered warehouses in South Korea.

February 7, 2023

UK provides model for LME response to US aluminum tariffs

When the UK imposed tariffs on Russian metal last year, the LME responded by banning new deliveries of Russian metal into its warehouses in the UK.

February 6, 2023

US plans 200% tariff on Russia aluminum as soon as this week

The move against aluminum also continues efforts by the US and European Union to blunt Russia’s role as global commodities powerhouse.

February 6, 2023

New device converts wave energy into electricity to power tsunami, hurricane sensors

A new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea.

February 3, 2023

Alcoa says workers back 2024 restart of aluminum smelter in Spain

The US metals producer had reached a deal with workers in December 2021 to end primary aluminum production at San Ciprian.