June 6, 2022 Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant.
June 2, 2022 BofA identifies the prime causes of violent metal short squeezes LME inventories and non-commercial futures positioning are the primary drivers of metals short squeezes.
June 2, 2022 Chinese warehouses check metal inventories as traders cry foul Regular operations in at least three Chinese warehouses have been suspended to check on-site metal inventories.
June 1, 2022 Chinese traders find aluminum stocks they financed may not exist At least three companies lent a total of more than 500 million yuan ($75 million) against stockpiles of the metal stored in a warehouse in the southern province of Guangdong…
May 30, 2022 Commodities turn higher as China loosens its virus restrictions Industrial commodities in China mostly rose as the number of covid-19 cases fell and the government began to loosen the restrictions.
May 30, 2022 Shrinking stocks likely mean more LME metal price volatility Overall stocks in LME warehouses have fallen below 900,000 tonnes from levels above two million tonnes in January 2021.
May 29, 2022 Demand for green metals from recycling expected to grow – report A report by White & Case states that global demand for scrap metal is expected to remain strong over the coming years.
May 26, 2022 Column: Market turbulence won’t slow aluminum’s green drive The Chinese aluminum juggernaut has run out of momentum and smelters in Europe are powering down, writes Andy Home.
May 26, 2022 Rusal calls strike at Guinea bauxite mine ‘illegal’ The workers at COBAD are demanding better working conditions and a salary increase.
May 24, 2022 Column: Europe’s aluminum output slides as energy crunch bites Europe's primary aluminum smelters are continuing to curtail production in the face of soaring energy costs.
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
