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”.
July 1, 2022 Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.
June 30, 2022 Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.
June 29, 2022 Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data.
June 26, 2022 Metals haven’t crashed this hard since the Great Recession Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis
June 21, 2022 Column: Global aluminum production pendulum swings back to China China produced a record 3.42 million tonnes of primary aluminium in May as the country's smelters continue to ramp up run-rates.
June 20, 2022 China’s alumina exports soar to fill Russian shortages The 190,000 tons shipped in May brings the year-to-date figure to 380,000 tons, nearly 1,000% higher than the same period in 2021.
June 14, 2022 Column: LME shadow stocks up in April but downtrend only paused Europe and the United States look set to live with very low inventory cover across the metallic board.
June 13, 2022 Aluminum deals on hold, show growing concerns over price outlook Aluminum prices have stalled this year after a surge of more than 40% in 2021, the biggest rally in more than a decade.
June 13, 2022 Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner to rebuild state-owned smelter.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am