June 24, 2022 Column: Zinc’s turn to feel the squeeze as LME stocks evaporate It's an unwelcome development for the exchange after it had to suspend the nickel contract in March, writes Andy Home.
June 24, 2022 Cornish Lithium secures further $11m for UK project The amount corresponds to the second tranche of a $22m funding package agreed with TechMet in November.
June 23, 2022 Germany warns of Lehman-like contagion from Russian gas cuts Germany warned that Russia’s moves to slash Europe’s natural gas supplies risked sparking a collapse in energy markets.
June 23, 2022 German utilities prepare to turn on coal plants amid gas crisis European powerhouse Germany is in the middle of one of its biggest energy crises in recent times as Russia reduces gas supply through Nord Stream, the biggest pipeline to the…
June 23, 2022 New squeeze hits London metal market with zinc spreads spiking The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.
June 23, 2022 Swiss gold refiners say they didn’t import mystery Russian metal Over 3 tons of gold -- worth about $200 million -- was shipped from Russia to Switzerland in May, almost all of which was marked as being for refining.
June 23, 2022 LME appoints consultancy to review chaotic nickel suspension The exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.
June 23, 2022 Tesla and Volkswagen square off in duel for electric-car dominance Tesla delivered more than 936,000 EVs worldwide last year, while VW sold some 453,000 fully electric cars.
June 23, 2022 Polymetal expects silver to account for less than 5% of 2022 sales The company has not been directly targeted by Western sanctions imposed on Moscow after it sent thousands of troops into Ukraine on February 24.
June 22, 2022 Who’s still buying fossil fuels from Russia? Despite looming sanctions and import bans, Russia exported $97.7 billion worth of fossil fuels in the first 100 days since its invasion of Ukraine.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am