Rio Tinto expects to see a further drop in its Canadian iron ore pellet and concentrate output this year, but is maintaining the guidance for its Australian iron ore and coking coal operations.

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

RISI’s new North America Timber and Biomass methodology guide is now available online. The guide covers all prices published in North America Wood Fiber and Biomass Markets and Log Lines. For more information on RISI’s assessment methodologies, please see here. For comments and to give feedback, please email pricing@risi.com.

Due to continuing technical problems, we have been unable to publish the Metal Bulletin Daily PDF for Wednesday July 18.

After a slight dip in the dollar index, base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board during morning trading on Tuesday July 17, despite US-Sino trade tensions continuing to weigh on market sentiment.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Tuesday July 17, with aluminium and lead prices down 0.1% and 0.2% respectively, while the rest of the metals were up between 0.4% for nickel and tin and 0.6% for copper. The three-month copper price recently was quoted at $6,228 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday July 17.

Copper and aluminium prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday July 17, with the former finding support from potential supply-side disruptions, while the light metal benefited from supply concerns surrounding the sanctions on Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal.

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

Base metal market volatility is here for the long haul, according to a fund that has banked profits from the violent sanction-led price swings that have characterized market movements in the first half of 2018.