August 17, 2022 Nyrstar’s shut Dutch smelter invigorates zinc bulls Nyrstar's decision to close the Budel smelter drove zinc on the LME to $3,819 a tonne on Tuesday, the highest since June 9.
August 17, 2022 Norsk Hydro shuts aluminum plant as Europe’s power woes deepen Europe’s energy crisis has claimed another victim in the power-hungry metals industry.
August 16, 2022 To rescue 10 trapped miners, Mexico turns to German, US companies Engineers meanwhile are working on sealing off the Pinabete mine from the nearby Conchas Norte mine.
August 16, 2022 Zinc price hits two-month high as Nyrstar halts production Budel smelter in the Netherlands will be put on care and maintenance from September 1 until further notice.
August 16, 2022 LME bans Russian nickel from approved UK warehouses Decision follows an April 1 resolution that blocked other Russian metals including copper, lead and aluminum from British warehouses.
August 16, 2022 World’s top jewellery maker Pandora ditches mined diamonds The Pandora Brilliance collection, to be launched across US and Canada, is also the first crafted with 100% recycled silver and gold.
August 15, 2022 LME nickel volumes plunge with exchange still hostage to March trading fiasco Traders say many previous participants of the market worry they may be buffeted by price volatility again.
August 15, 2022 Lundin weighs sale of $1 billion copper-zinc mine in Portugal The Neves-Corvo mine produced 7,867 tonnes of copper and 20,647 tonnes of zinc in the April-June period this year.
August 14, 2022 UK coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals At the dormant Haig Pit in Whitehaven, there are signs that an activity long considered dead wants to come back to life.
August 12, 2022 Mercedes, CATL partner on $7.6 billion Hungary battery plant The plant will have capacity of 100 gigawatt hours, enough to power more than 1 million cars, and will run on renewable energy.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
