Column: LME volumes still subdued a year after nickel crisis

Premiums paid on imported refined copper extended a months-long decline to reach zero for the first time in Shanghai going back to 2017.

Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria Energy are among the traders building out their metals teams, as they look to deploy capital generated by record profits.

OceanaGold plans to sell up to 456 million common shares or a 20% stake in OceanaGold Philippines.

The company in February had announced a series of capital restructuring measures that would strengthen its balance sheet and cut debt.

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

The output of the red metal would be a 6% increase from the 5.51 million tons expected to be produced this year.

Fabricators have struggled to pass on higher costs to their customers, forcing them to rein in purchases since March, one copper trader said.

State-owned Zesco stated that it is seeking to import power to avert an energy deficit that could affect output in Africa's second-largest copper producer.

CSA, acquired from Glencore, is one of Australia’s longest operating copper mines with a history stretching back almost 150 years.