New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technologyScientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am
Glencore and Trafigura’s sanctions games are draining the LMEThe world’s two biggest metals traders plan to withdraw the…Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 1:42 pm
Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steelThe Biden administration is also pressuring neighboring Mexico to prohibit…Reuters | April 17, 2024 | 8:34 am
Copper prices may jump 20%, aluminum by 36% as demand outpaces supply: forecast Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. Colin McClelland | September 20, 2023 | 1:46 pm
Several top traders leave Gerald Group in shakeup at metals firm Gerald was hit by a loss in its tin book earlier this year. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 2:46 pm
Glencore took low volumes of Rusal aluminum, contract could go to 2025 Glencore bought only a small portion of a potential 6.9 million metric tons of aluminum it could have bought in 2020 to 2022. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 9:19 am
Aluminum deal season has started, but no one is buying yet The annual contracting season for aluminum supplies got off to a slow start at a key industry conference this week. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2023 | 8:35 am
LME to change the way closing prices are determined The changes will extend the volume-weighted average price methodology to five additional prompt dates for aluminum, copper, zinc, lead and nickel. Reuters | September 14, 2023 | 8:37 am
US lags behind China, India, EU when it comes to battery recycling – report The US still needs to deploy the necessary infrastructure to match the recycling pace of those regions, a recent report by IDTechEx shows. Staff Writer | September 10, 2023 | 11:24 am
US, EU plan new steel tariffs aimed at China, others The measures would primarily target imports from China that benefit from non-market practices. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:32 am
Rio Tinto names Jerome Pecresse as new aluminum CEO, eyes low-carbon future Executive has held senior leadership roles in companies such as General Electric and GE Renewable Energy. Reuters | September 5, 2023 | 8:23 am
Top Middle East aluminum maker sees prices rising with demand Emirates Global Aluminium expects its full-year sales volume to be in line with 2022 even as prices have declined over the last 12 months. Bloomberg News | August 31, 2023 | 10:31 am