China’s imports of key commodities set to make a patchy recovery on growing mobility Among metals, copper imports are expected to post a modest pickup even though demand remains sluggish. Bloomberg News | July 12, 2022 | 7:28 am
Potanin a major obstacle to $60 billion Rusal, Nornickel merger Potanin has said a tie-up could strengthen the companies' defences against any sanctions the West might impose on them. Reuters | July 6, 2022 | 6:39 am
Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions Nornickel-Rusal merger would create national champion and would also help to resist sanctions, Potanin said. Reuters | July 5, 2022 | 5:08 am
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