June 12, 2022

Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus

Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus.

June 11, 2022

German union calls on steel workers to hold further warning strikes

Employers failed to meet German union IG Metall's wage increase demands in the third round of talks.

June 10, 2022

Trafigura profit surges despite war raising trading risks

Trafigura Group posted record first-half profit, even after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the commodities giant to pare back its activities as trading risk soared. 

June 10, 2022

Stronger alloys for casting, welding closer to becoming reality

New technology has allowed researchers to better understand how aluminum-copper alloys behave.

June 9, 2022

Benchmark: Here’s what Goldman got wrong about lithium prices

Battery supply chain firm Benchmark lays out five reasons why the lithium market is not facing oversupply.

June 9, 2022

Family office for oil fortune gets 200% gain on uranium bet

The Tees River Uranium Fund has gained roughly 200% through April since its 2019 inception.

June 9, 2022

Hedge funds stand back to let Elliott do battle with LME

It’s not just moral outrage that’s driving the solidarity among hedge funds. It’s also self interest.

June 9, 2022

Column: LME nickel lawsuits are about principle as much as money

The days of the LME's resistance to pre-emptive, automatic market intervention look numbered, writes Andy Home.

June 8, 2022

Britannia Global Markets to quit as clearing member of the LME

The LME and its brokers were thrown into turmoil as nickel prices surged during an unprecedented short squeeze in March.

June 8, 2022

Volkswagen looking at making its own batteries in North America

The company has been scouting for US battery plant sites and should make a decision by the end of 2022.