Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly firmer this morning, Monday December 14, following the pullback from highs at the end of last week, but the base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly weaker while they followed Friday’s weakness on the LME.

The Russian government is discussing the potential introduction of an export tax on wheat to tame raging domestic prices as...

Waiting times for aluminium at Istim warehouses in Port Klang, Malaysia, fell to just 30 days at the end of November, according to the London Metal Exchange’s latest queue report.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board this morning, Friday December 11, this after copper, zinc, nickel and tin set fresh highs for the year either on Thursday or earlier this morning.

Spot import prices for containerized ferrous scrap into Taiwan hit a historical high in the week to Friday December 11, because of delays to shipments from the United States West Coast, sources told Fastmarkets this week.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of specific concrete rebar from Oman and Russia, the agency said on December 4.

Traders have responded coolly to news that South Korea is battling an outbreak of avian flu, with most agreeing that the...

US ethanol production hit 991,000 b/d in the week ending December 4, the highest level since Covid-19 restrictions were...

A reminder of Fastmarkets base metals pricing and coverage during the Christmas period.

Aurubis, Europe's biggest copper producer, posted improved earnings in its latest annual results, largely thanks to higher scrap refining charges (RC) since its acquisition of recycling firm Metallo in May 2020.