The need for investment in new lithium projects creates a need for risk management tools, but the market’s immaturity creates challenges, according to panelists at an LME focus session during this year’s annual LME Week.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 26.

Vale, the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel, believes that its base metals division will be completely different by 2020, senior executives said on Thursday October 25 during a third-quarter earnings call.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday October 24.

The London Metal Exchange has clarified its forward-looking clearing strategy amid a raft of looming regulatory hurdles, in addition to outlining a move away from its current margin model, it told delegates at this year’s LME Week.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part firmer with gains averaging 0.6% on the morning of Friday October 19, but this follows a general down day on Thursday, when the complex closed down by an average of 0.8%.

Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rose to their highest in a year as the market gathered in London for LME Week.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday October 10.

Major annual copper premium increases are coming as a result of booming demand for refined metal, Aurubis chief executive Jürgen Schachler told Fastmarkets.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday October 9.