October 24, 2022

Brokers balk as nickel tycoon seeks to add to LME short position

Tsingshan is talking to brokers about starting to increase its position on the London Metal Exchange as a hedge for its own nickel output.

October 24, 2022

Jokowi’s metals downstreaming push leads to record FDI surge

Foreign-direct investments into Indonesia surged by the most on record, driven by the metals industry.

October 24, 2022

Rusal files London lawsuit against Potanin over Nornickel pact

Rusal filed a lawsuit alleging that Vladimir Potanin, CEO of Nornickel, is in breach of a decade-old deal.

October 24, 2022

Analysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform

President Joe Biden last week doled out $2.8-billion to miners developing new US sources of lithium, nickel, copper, and other EV minerals.

October 23, 2022

Scientists want to produce cosmic mineral to replace REEs in industrial magnets

Researchers are looking to decouple rare earths from magnet production.

October 21, 2022

Vale CEO says miner will spin off copper, nickel unit

Rather than selling all or part of it, the company is now looking to separate and ring-fence the copper and nickel unit from the iron ore business.

October 21, 2022

LME Week: cocktails, canapés and crises

Trading volumes have been sliding sharply since the nickel blow-out in March and there's lingering uncertainty as to the future of the exchange's iconic open outcry trading ring, writes Andy…

October 19, 2022

Talon confirms growth of Tamarack nickel project; awarded $114m gov’t funding

Talon has been selected as a recipient of the first set of projects funded by US President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles.

October 19, 2022

LME Week: spotlight on LME nickel debacle and the fate of Russian metal

Possible sanctions on Russian metal, lawsuits, a battle to recover trust and a slump in nickel trading after the March fiasco are just some of the headwinds facing the LME.

October 19, 2022

Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs

New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1.