March 16, 2022 Nickel price chaos continues – LME trading halted after only 1,236 tonnes change hands Nickel price drops to limit down at $45,590 a tonne during what was only a few seconds of trading on Wednesday.
March 15, 2022 LME imposes price limits for the first time after nickel crisis When trading resumes Wednesday, price moves for nickel will be constrained to 5% above or below the last closing price before the suspension.
March 15, 2022 VW is already sold out of some electric models for the year Europe’s biggest automaker is pushing ahead with the industry’s biggest rollout of electric cars to challenge Tesla.
March 15, 2022 Nornickel not changing long-term view, despite logistical issues Nornickel's biggest shareholder, Vladimir Potanin, said the company had managed to secure alternative routes for its palladium deliveries.
March 15, 2022 Non-lithium battery chemistries to grow in importance for stationary energy storage sector – report IDTechEx predicts alternatives to Li-ion are set to play an increasingly important role due to their potential for improving cost and safety, easing material supply burdens, and less demanding requirements…
March 15, 2022 London Metal Exchange to resume nickel trading on March 16 All deliveries against nickel contracts will be deferred an extra week, while the nickel price will have a 5% daily fluctuation limit.
March 14, 2022 The 18 minutes of trading chaos that broke the nickel market When the commodity’s price went vertical last week, the metals industry plunged into turmoil not seen since the Tin Crisis of 1985.
March 14, 2022 FCA, Bank of England working with LME to resume nickel trading The LME had anticipated nickel trading would restart on Friday, but the criteria for restarting had not then been met.
March 14, 2022 Nickel tycoon closes in on JPMorgan-led loan to backstop short Under the deal being discussed, the roughly 10 banks that were Xiang Guangda’s counterparts for his nickel bet would extend enough credit to cover his mark-to-market losses.
March 14, 2022 Ukraine crisis rocks the London Metal Exchange The more immediate concern for all metals traders is whether the LME can fix its broken nickel contract, writes Andy Home.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
