July 15, 2022 LME delays by seven weeks requirement for OTC reporting The delay to Sept. 5 from the original implementation date of July 18 was to ensure that data is reported properly and accurately, the LME said.
July 14, 2022 Rio Tinto invests $188m to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec The investment is expected to generate nearly $160 million (C$200 million) in economic benefits for Quebec.
July 13, 2022 Column: Collapsing metal inventories clash with plunging prices Shrinking exchange stocks should be a bullish price signal. Right now, however, macro is trumping micro as Western recession fears pummel the industrial metals complex.
July 12, 2022 China’s imports of key commodities set to make a patchy recovery on growing mobility Among metals, copper imports are expected to post a modest pickup even though demand remains sluggish.
July 11, 2022 China stimulus unlikely to reverse global metals meltdown Commodity investors looking to China to reverse the severe rout in global metals markets may be disappointed.
July 6, 2022 White-hot metal market cools in warning for global economy A white-hot corner of the aluminum market that for months defied a broader slide in metal prices is finally slumping.
July 6, 2022 Potanin a major obstacle to $60 billion Rusal, Nornickel merger Potanin has said a tie-up could strengthen the companies' defences against any sanctions the West might impose on them.
July 5, 2022 Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions Nornickel-Rusal merger would create national champion and would also help to resist sanctions, Potanin said.
July 3, 2022 Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor PNNL researchers are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper.
July 1, 2022 Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing “It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am