Aluminum ‘on steroids’ may be copper’s next competitor

PNNL researchers are working to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with copper.

Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 6:39 am

Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing

“It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.

Frik Els | July 1, 2022 | 10:42 am

Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling

Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.

Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 9:01 am

Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst

The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 8:26 am

Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can

Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 4:56 pm

Metals haven’t crashed this hard since the Great Recession

Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2022 | 10:20 am

Column: Global aluminum production pendulum swings back to China

China produced a record 3.42 million tonnes of primary aluminium in May as the country's smelters continue to ramp up run-rates.

Reuters | June 21, 2022 | 9:50 am

China’s alumina exports soar to fill Russian shortages

The 190,000 tons shipped in May brings the year-to-date figure to 380,000 tons, nearly 1,000% higher than the same period in 2021.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2022 | 10:01 am

Column: LME shadow stocks up in April but downtrend only paused

Europe and the United States look set to live with very low inventory cover across the metallic board.

Reuters | June 14, 2022 | 8:07 am

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