The European aluminium market has experienced extreme tightness so far in 2022, due to high energy costs pushing European smelters offline just when there has been strong demand and with the situation being exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Alumina produced in a sustainable way can command a premium like aluminium, panelists at Fastmarkets’ bauxite and alumina conference said on Thursday April 28

Critical shortfalls loom without new primary metals supply and better recycling in the system soon, endangering Europe’s goal of a more autonomous clean energy system, according to a new study commissioned by Eurometaux, the region’s association of metal producers

Multiple drivers are pushing and pulling copper supply and demand. Myra Pinkham reviews their impact and gathers expert opinion on what may happen next in the markets for the red metal

CME Group will launch an options contract on its physically-delivered aluminum futures on May 23, pending regulatory review, the Chicago-based exchange said

Cobalt market participants attending last week’s MMTA conference in Sheffield, UK, claimed that cobalt price rises that have supported the market since the beginning of the year will not lead to falling demand from the quickly-growing battery industry

Tight availability of metal and firm demand continued to drive aluminium premiums higher in the week to Tuesday April 19, with the duty-unpaid premium in Rotterdam reaching a new high, while the US Midwest premium held steady at its highest ever.

Producers are increasingly finding it hard to transport their copper and cobalt out of operation sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to truckers choosing to stay away from the country's border

Andrea Hotter speaks with the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, about the protracted metals and mining permitting process and its impact on the supply of critical minerals for the energy transition

Low-carbon aluminium differentials in Europe widened in March, with market participants split on how much of a premium can be achieved for the green metal.