October 12, 2022 Aluminum heads for more supply chaos as Biden weighs Russia ban The Biden administration is considering options including sanctions on Russia’s top producer of the metal.
October 12, 2022 White House weighs ban on Russian aluminum over Ukraine war escalation The White House is eyeing three options: an outright ban, increasing tariffs to levels so punitive they would impose an effective ban, or sanctioning Rusal.
October 8, 2022 How a ban on Russia’s mining giants could shake the metals world A possible ban on Russian supplies by the London Metal Exchange would be a seismic event for the metals industry.
October 7, 2022 Japanese aluminum buyers negotiate 33% drop in Q4 premiums The figure is lower than the $148 per tonne paid in the July-September quarter and marks a fourth consecutive quarterly drop.
October 7, 2022 Tycoon faces key vote for plan to tap Vedanta cash reserves The group’s rapid expansion including acquisitions of metal companies has left it with an $11.7 billion debt load as of March.
October 6, 2022 LME seeks market opinion on possible Russian metal ban The world's largest and oldest metals exchange highlights three options and requests feedback by market participants by Oct. 28.
October 6, 2022 Zinc and aluminum prices rise as LME bans new metal from Russian firm Prices climbed after the London Metal Exchange said it will restrict new deliveries from Russia’s Ural Mining & Metallurgical Co.
October 5, 2022 Banning Russian aluminum would create uncertainty about LME’s role – Rusal Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer outside China, is expected to account for 6% of global supplies of the metal this year.
October 4, 2022 Alcoa urges LME not to accept Russian metal to avert ‘crisis’ What will happen to Russian metal is one of the hottest topics of debate among traders.
October 4, 2022 Column: London Metal Exchange ducks Russian sanctions pressure It's clear the LME isn't going to be rushed into any decision on whether to continue accepting Russian metal against its contracts, writes Andy Home.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am