Aluminum Top Stories

How cracked cathodes help reduce Li-ion batteries’ charging time

New research shows that cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time.

Staff Writer | August 27, 2023 | 6:31 am

Column: LME warehousers bet the great metals destock is over

LME storage capacity grew modestly in the second quarter of…

Reuters | August 24, 2023 | 8:16 am

South32 sees China economic support helping base metals

Underlying earnings for the year ended June 30 came in…

Reuters | August 23, 2023 | 3:35 pm

No new Novelis deals to buy Russian aluminum since Ukraine war

Novelis is still buying some aluminum from Rusal under contracts…

Reuters | August 22, 2023 | 7:39 am

Citi buys $160 million of Russian aluminum others won’t touch

The US bank was behind requests to deliver about 75,000…

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2023 | 11:15 am

LME seeks market opinion on possible Russian metal ban

The world's largest and oldest metals exchange highlights three options and requests feedback by market participants by Oct. 28.

Reuters | October 6, 2022 | 12:51 pm

Zinc and aluminum prices rise as LME bans new metal from Russian firm

Prices climbed after the London Metal Exchange said it will restrict new deliveries from Russia’s Ural Mining & Metallurgical Co.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2022 | 8:23 am

Banning Russian aluminum would create uncertainty about LME’s role – Rusal

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

Reuters | October 5, 2022 | 9:20 am

Alcoa urges LME not to accept Russian metal to avert ‘crisis’

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

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2022 | 2:17 pm

Column: London Metal Exchange ducks Russian sanctions pressure

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.

Reuters | October 4, 2022 | 7:46 am

Demand for aluminum slows in another sign of troubled economy

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

Bloomberg News | October 1, 2022 | 7:00 pm

Rusal denies it plans to deliver aluminum into LME warehouses

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 | September 30, 2022 | 9:05 am

LME mulling consultation on banning Russian metal

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.

Reuters | September 29, 2022 | 8:47 am

Top-gaining Asia stock with 1,650% jump is Indonesian miner

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

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2022 | 8:42 am

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