The world’s biggest miner of the precious metal is rerouting shipments as many of its usual customers shun its goods following the invasion of Ukraine. 

S&P Global warns copper shortfall could put brakes on energy transition

Three years after Trafigura Group took control of Nyrstar, minority investors in Europe’s largest zinc smelter are set to discover whether they can challenge the company’s conduct during that deal in a Belgian court.

Voestalpine has built up sufficient gas reserves to safeguard three months of production should there be an emergency hit to supplies.

Aluminum is one of the most energy-intensive metals to make, and the surge in power prices already knocked about 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in Europe and North America.

Volkswagen is in the midst of planning an IPO of Porsche to raise fresh funds for electrification and software investments.