Dwindling demand and differing supply situations between regions pressured aluminium billet premiums down or kept them unchanged across the world on Wednesday June 1, with clear bearishness slowly taking over global markets

Even with prices at all-time highs, there is a very high likelihood for upward momentum to persist over the coming decade, according to serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Lars Tvede

China’s alumina exports to Russia surged in April amid stronger demand from the latter due to international trade sanctions imposed on it following its invasion of Ukraine

Fastmarkets used the London Metal Exchange base metals prices at 9:41am London time for the arbitrage calculations on Monday May 23, because there was no data available at 8:00am due to a system error.

A shift in spending from high- to low-carbon assets as part of the energy transition culture could create the biggest reallocation of capital in history – and is already fundamentally reshaping investors’ approach to financing

In the face of a worsening supply deficit for key battery raw materials including lithium and cobalt, battery producers are seeking new ways to secure raw materials for electric vehicle batteries

Availability and the costs of trucking are now starting to significantly impact the flow of material in continental Europe, putting pressures on supply chains and keeping base metals premiums elevated, participants have told Fastmarkets

The build-up of Shanghai bonded copper stocks continued in April, albeit at a slower pace, with restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 disrupting logistics, particularly earlier in the month

Key talking points at Fastmarkets’ bauxite and alumina conference, held in Miami, United States, April 26-28.

Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI) has taken “decisive procurement actions to create a near-term price-protected nickel safety stock,” company chairman, president and chief executive officer Robert Wetherbee said in a conference call on Wednesday May 4.