The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday March 14.

Early starts to the slew of labor negotiations due at Chilean copper mines this year could mitigate the risks to supply, Antofagasta chief executive officer Iván Arriagada said today.

Despite the better-than-expected 2018 Chinese government’s subsidy policy on electric vehicles (EVs), cobalt demand in local market is likely to be subdued after transitional period specified in the new policy expires in June, market participants told Metal Bulletin.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange edged higher during morning trading on Tuesday March 13, with most metals recovering from Monday’s lull.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday March 13.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during Asian morning trading on Tuesday March 13.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday March 13.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are once again weaker across the board this morning, Monday March 12, with prices off by an average of 0.4%. Losses are fairly tightly grouped between 0.2% and 0.7%, with the three-month copper price down by 0.4% at $6,930 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Shanghai as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday March 12.

A predicted deficit in the copper concentrates market could be exacerbated, with mining companies facing ever greater hurdles to bring new projects on stream, according to panellists at the Metal Bulletin Copper Conference.