Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were positively higher in the morning of Thursday August 9, with the complex up an average of 0.4%.

With available stocks at record lows, aluminium spreads on the London Metal Exchange are increasingly volatile.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday August 2.

Shortages last year of the ultra-high-performance graphite electrodes used by EAF-based steelmakers and some non-ferrous metal producers rapidly pushed up their price; Metal Bulletin asks Hidehito Takahashi, managing corporate officer of Showa Denko K.K. and general manager of the Carbon Division, about the market’s global dynamics and future.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday July 27.

Indonesia will have to wait until 2023 to see a share of copper from Grasberg, despite having agreed to pay $3.85 billion to gain a majority stake in the mine.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday July 25.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday July 24.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday July 18.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday July 17.