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High stock levels are keeping consumer requirements low despite a recovery in automotive demand, Fastmarkets has observed
Australian mining giant BHP has added to the growing industry pressure on the London Metal Exchange to reform its benchmark nickel price to make it more reflective of the physical market
Growing consumer demand for automotive manufacturers to use sustainable materials is driving the uptake of low-carbon aluminium, with producer Rio Tinto announcing a partnership with BMW Group to supply the metal
European aluminium producer Norsk Hydro will not bring smelter capacity back into the market until demand assurance returns, the company’s chief financial officer Pål Kildemo told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview
Glencore’s new chief executive officer Gary Nagle is learning a key management lesson the hard way, namely: “You can’t please all of the people all of the time
Global commodities trader Trafigura is suing Indian businessman Prateek Gupta and companies connected with him after discovering an allegedly elaborate scheme of nickel fraud
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