Will aluminum heed the lesson from last demand shock? The global aluminum industry has a terrible record of responding to demand shocks. Reuters | March 17, 2020 | 9:00 am
LME may have a paper-filing problem if UK goes on lockdown Every day, agents print ownership certificates for metal in warehouses as far away as South Korea. Bloomberg News | March 16, 2020 | 9:19 am
Rusal delays launch of Taishet aluminum smelter to 2021 Company previously planned to launch the smelter in late 2020. Reuters | March 13, 2020 | 10:01 am
Trump: No promises regarding steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil Donald Trump declined to say whether he would impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the South American country. Reuters | March 8, 2020 | 6:30 am
Shanghai copper, zinc inventories near 3-year high as virus hits demand Copper stockpiles rose 4.1% to 310,760 tonnes this week, while zinc inventories were up 11.8%. Reuters | February 28, 2020 | 11:10 am
Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 9:51 am
Chinese metals association suggests stockpiling as virus hits demand The start of stockpiling "can effectively alleviate the increase in inventory" at metal producers. Reuters | February 27, 2020 | 9:24 am
Rio Tinto’s best earnings since 2011 clouded by virus risks Company announced ordinary dividend of $6.2 billion in 2019 and total cash returns of $7.2 billion. Reuters | February 26, 2020 | 9:33 am
Coronavirus is double shock for China’s giant aluminium sector The London Metal Exchange aluminium price sank to a three-year low of $1,685 per tonne at the start of February. Reuters | February 24, 2020 | 10:29 am
