March 15, 2022 Caterpillar quietly uses Russia as shipping route after pullback Caterpillar continues to use Russia as a supply-chain route, even after the company said it had suspended business with the country.
March 15, 2022 Russians buy up gold to salvage savings after ruble collapse Increasing household demand for physical gold prompted Bank of Russia to halt its purchases from banks to ensure there’s enough supply for local buyers.
March 15, 2022 Aluminum price leads metals lower as China lockdowns threaten economy The European Union excluded aluminum, copper and nickel from its latest set of trade restrictions on Russia.
March 15, 2022 VW is already sold out of some electric models for the year Europe’s biggest automaker is pushing ahead with the industry’s biggest rollout of electric cars to challenge Tesla.
March 15, 2022 Nornickel not changing long-term view, despite logistical issues Nornickel's biggest shareholder, Vladimir Potanin, said the company had managed to secure alternative routes for its palladium deliveries.
March 15, 2022 Rusal diverts ore to Ireland after Ukraine plant shuttered Nikolaev alumina plant shut because of conflict in Ukraine.
March 15, 2022 Non-lithium battery chemistries to grow in importance for stationary energy storage sector – report IDTechEx predicts alternatives to Li-ion are set to play an increasingly important role due to their potential for improving cost and safety, easing material supply burdens, and less demanding requirements…
March 15, 2022 London Metal Exchange to resume nickel trading on March 16 All deliveries against nickel contracts will be deferred an extra week, while the nickel price will have a 5% daily fluctuation limit.
March 14, 2022 The 18 minutes of trading chaos that broke the nickel market When the commodity’s price went vertical last week, the metals industry plunged into turmoil not seen since the Tin Crisis of 1985.
March 14, 2022 FCA, Bank of England working with LME to resume nickel trading The LME had anticipated nickel trading would restart on Friday, but the criteria for restarting had not then been met.
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