Methodology
Contact us
Login
Markets
Agriculture
Forest products
Metals and mining
Battery raw materials
Voluntary carbon
Industries
Automotive
Aviation
Construction
Fast-moving consumer goods
Food and beverage
Products
Price data
News and market analysis
Forecasting analysis
Risk management
Consulting
Platform
Fastmarkets platform support
Fastmarkets dashboard
Excel Add-in
Mobile app
API
Insights
Key topics
Hotter Commodities
Fast Forward podcast
Events
Agriculture events
Coal events
Energy events
Forest products events
Metals events
Webinars
About us
Careers
Our people
Methodology
Newsroom
Become a customer
Menu
Markets
Agriculture
Forest products
Metals and mining
Battery raw materials
Voluntary carbon
Industries
Automotive
Aviation
Construction
Fast-moving consumer goods
Food and beverage
Products
Price data
News and market analysis
Forecasting analysis
Risk management
Consulting
Platform
Fastmarkets platform support
Fastmarkets dashboard
Excel Add-in
Mobile app
API
Insights
Key topics
Hotter Commodities
Fast Forward podcast
Events
Agriculture events
Coal events
Energy events
Forest products events
Metals events
Webinars
About us
Careers
Our people
Methodology
Newsroom
Become a customer
Become a customer
Show Search
Clear
Search Query
Submit Search
Submit
Base metals market insights from LME Week
Market participants shared insight into the market dynamics for copper, nickel, zinc, lead and tin during LME Week, which ran September 30-October 4
October 9, 2024
·
By Natasha Porter
Insights
Western reindustrialization could ‘unlock’ green demand: LME Week
The Western world’s industrial strength is beginning to drop, but Jakob Stausholm, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto, said at a London Metal Exchange seminar that there was “plenty of demand to be unlocked from reindustrialization.”
October 9, 2024
·
By Laura Roberts
Insights
Freeport shifts away from marketing copper concentrates as new smelter ramps up, CEO says: LME Week
Freeport-McMoRan is in the process of ramping up its new copper smelter in Gresik, Indonesia, in a move that has seen the company switch away from being a marketer of concentrates as it becomes a fully integrated producer in the country, the company's chief executive officer Kathleen Quirk told Fastmarkets in an interview during the London Metal Exchange (LME) Week 2024.
October 4, 2024
·
By Andrea Hotter
Insights
Secular demand trends may help reduce copper’s cyclicality, Freeport CEO says: LME Week
Long-term demand trends in the copper sector may reduce cyclical price moves driven by short term factors impacting sentiment, Freeport-McMoRan's chief executive officer Kathleen Quirk told Fastmarkets in an interview during the London Metal Exchange (LME) Week 2024.
October 4, 2024
·
By Andrea Hotter
Insights
Codelco’s copper premium contract talks ongoing, chairman says: LME Week
Chilean copper producer Codelco has not yet concluded negotiations for its 2025 premium offer to European customers but remains optimistic that the recent stimulus in China will provide a further boost to demand, the company’s chairman told Fastmarkets.
October 3, 2024
·
By Andrea Hotter
Insights
Maricunga lithium partner search is highly competitive, Codelco says: LME Week
The process to pick a partner for Codelco’s lithium properties in the Maricunga salt flat is highly competitive, with a result due at the start of 2025, the company’s chairman told Fastmarkets.
October 3, 2024
·
By Andrea Hotter
Insights
Copper concentrates dislocation likely to mean smelter cuts, Codelco chair says: LME Week
The copper concentrates market was suffering from a dislocation that would probably lead to smelting cuts, the chairman of Chilean state-owned producer Codelco has said.
October 3, 2024
·
By Andrea Hotter
Insights
European ferro-chrome market in state of flux beyond benchmark discontinuation: LME Week
Ferro-chrome markets in Europe have changed in 2024, and not just because the European quarterly benchmark finally ended in June: other changes have also taken place, in terms of pricing structure, sources of material and end-user demand, or lack thereof.
October 2, 2024
·
By Claire Patel-Campbell
Insights
European steel sector committed to decarbonization despite ongoing economic woes: LME Week
European steelmakers are committed to the decarbonization of the industry and are shifting to more environmentally friendly ways of working, despite the recent economic downturn making it more challenging to charge a premium for “green” steel, sources told Fastmarkets.
October 2, 2024
·
By Julia Bolotova
Insights
New critical mineral frontiers battle red tape and green costs: LME Week
New mining frontiers were emerging but, ahead of the London Metal Exchange’s LME Week event, industry executives have warned of a supply squeeze, with regulatory hurdles and the costs of being ‘green’ hindering the production of copper and other critical minerals
October 2, 2024
·
By James McKeigue, Julienne Raboca
Insights
1 of 2
Next