October 10, 2018

Top copper miner almost sold out on strong China demand

Chinese copper demand has been so strong in the past few months that top producer Codelco has almost sold out of supplies for next year, well ahead of schedule.

October 10, 2018

Blockchain tech coming to commodities, Masters tells LME

Blockchain facilitates the exchange of critical trade documents, bills of lading, letters of credit between connected users securely and confidentially.

October 10, 2018

Chile wants lithium to be traded on LME

Chile expects lithium to soon become its second largest mining asset, just behind copper. It's currently the country's fourth biggest export.

October 10, 2018

Rio Tinto to restart sale of Icelandic aluminium plant

Rio Tinto is close to restarting a sale process for some of its aluminium assets, including a plant in Iceland.

October 10, 2018

Poland’s KGHM focused on balance sheet, not dividends

KGHM will deliver updated strategy by year-end and it has no plans to sell foreign assets.

October 9, 2018

Global coal mining industry sees compound annual growth

The global coal mining market is growing, with a CAGR of close to 2% from 2018-2022.

October 9, 2018

U.S. grants most of Voestalpine’s requests for exemptions to steel tariffs

The United States has granted more than half of the exemptions to its steel import tariffs that Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine and its customers applied for.

October 8, 2018

Germany’s Trimet expects strong 2019 aluminium demand

Global demand for aluminium expected to increase in 2019.

October 8, 2018

LME reforms must meet international standards, Global Witness warns

Global Witness warns that the LME must ensure its members go beyond paper-based compliance activities.

October 8, 2018

From Blenheim to BlackRock, here’s why everyone’s bullish about copper

This week, it seems everybody has something in common: they’re all copper bulls.