April 15, 2024 New metals sanctions push Russia further into China’s embrace The sanctions now leave the Shanghai Futures Exchange as the only major commodities bourse in the world to accept Russian shipments.
April 15, 2024 Rusal says new Western sanctions won’t hurt its aluminum supply Goldman Sachs also said it did not expect an immediate supply shock.
April 14, 2024 CME bans Russian-origin aluminum after US, UK impose new sanctions CME Group has suspended from its platform aluminium produced in Russia from April 13
April 13, 2024 LME bans Russian-origin metal after UK, US impose new sanctions The London Metal Exchange (LME) on Saturday banned from its system Russian metal produced on or after April 13.
April 12, 2024 US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel A UK official said London expected any market disruption to stabilize quickly.
April 12, 2024 Antwerp World Diamond Centre CEO resigns amid Russia diamond sanctions Ari Epstein did not publicly communicate the reason for his sudden departure.
April 1, 2024 Russia halts rescue operation for 13 trapped miners The miners were trapped by a rock fall at the Pioneer gold mine.
March 30, 2024 Nornickel says some EU clients refuse to buy products made of Russian metal Although Nornickel itself and its metals are not a target of Western sanctions some consumers are voluntarily shunning deals for its metals and of products made from Russian raw materials.
March 29, 2024 Nornickel says financial stability is priority, not dividends Nornickel's 2023 net profit and revenue declined due to low metal prices.
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