LME Week metals puzzle is how to trade a trade war
Donald Trump didn't make it to LME Week, the annual jamboree of the global metals trading community. But the US president was the hot topic.
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The September imports were 21.2 percent higher than a year earlier and were the highest since March 2016.
ArcelorMittal sells assets to Liberty House to facilitate Ilva deal
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, has agreed the sale of plants in the Czech Republic, Romania, Macedonia and Italy.
World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine
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Congo miners seek concessions in new code as arbitration on hold
They hope they can still wring out a compromise in the world’s main source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer.
Canada’s Rusoro Mining reaches $1.3B deal with Venezuela
Settlement creates partnership that could lead to restarting production at Rusoro's former mines in the South American country.
Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian Gov’t leaves review team
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A big graphene industry breakthrough out of Arizona
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