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While demand for stainless scrap remains very weak in the United States, scrap prices for the 300-series grades jumped this week on continued tight supply and a spike in London Metal Exchange nickel prices, with the nickel cash contract at its highest since May
Governments of countries which are responsible for half of the global gross domestic product (GDP) outlined new targets for the previously agreed Breakthrough Agenda, a 12-month action plan to accelerate the drive toward decarbonization, delegates heard on Friday November 11 at the United Nations’ COP27 climate change conference in Egypt
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Base metals futures on the London Metal Exchange gave an overall positive performance during the morning trading session on Monday November 14, with the metals mostly continuing their upward trajectory from the previous week
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The London Metal Exchange has decided not to ban or otherwise change how it deals with Russian metal, the exchange said on Friday November 11
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