Power group EDF signs 10-year contract with aluminum firm Trimet France

Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer outside China, is expected to account for 6% of global supplies of the metal this year.

What will happen to Russian metal is one of the hottest topics of debate among traders.

It's clear the LME isn't going to be rushed into any decision on whether to continue accepting Russian metal against its contracts, writes Andy Home.

Makers of everything from automobiles to beverage cans to kitchen appliances are holding off booking next year’s aluminum orders.

Some buyers have said they are shunning Rusal's metal, while others are securing price discounts at the same time as the industry negotiates supply deals for 2023.

Reuters sources say the exchange was planning to discuss banning new deliveries of Russian metal so its warehouses cannot be used to offload hard-to-sell stock.

Shares of Adaro Minerals Indonesia have surged more than six times the second-best stock on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.

Gold slid to the lowest in more than two years as tighter Fed policy and Europe’s worsening energy crisis has pushed up the US currency.

Hydro's Norwegian plants produce just over 1 million tonnes of aluminum annually.