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.

March 14, 2022

Musk says Tesla, SpaceX face ‘significant’ inflationary pressure

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in prices of metals used in cars - from aluminum in the bodywork to palladium in catalytic converters to the high-grade…

March 12, 2022

Norilsk cleared to pay debt in foreign currency, Potanin says

Russia's Ministry of Finance has cleared Norilsk Nickel to pay off its foreign debts in currencies other than the ruble.

March 12, 2022

Russia’s Nornickel has new routes for palladium supplies – Potanin says

Nornickel is not yet considering moving to new markets from its traditional ones but does have plans in place.

March 11, 2022

Nickel chaos resounds from stainless steel to electric vehicles

Chinese producers of nickel sulfate used in EV batteries stopped offering product due to the lack of price visibility.

March 11, 2022

LME defends nickel suspension after ‘disorderly’ trade

The LME said the market had become disorderly, with prices not reflecting the physical market.

March 11, 2022

As EV demand rises, Biden officials warm to new mines

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials speaking at this week's CERAWeek conference said the need to domestically produce more metals is rising.

March 11, 2022

Philippines expecting a dozen new mines this year, mostly nickel

Country is China's biggest nickel ore supplier.

March 10, 2022

Australia’s Nickel Mines drops share purchase plan amid market volatility

Applications for the share purchase had far exceeded the company's target to about A$57 million.

March 10, 2022

Sanctioned Russian nickel could slow global EV adoption – report

Sanctions placed on Russian nickel will cause EV manufacturing prices to increase further, threatening adoption and decarbonization, says GlobalData.