Global ferrous scrap prices continued to soften during the week ended Friday June 1, with economic uncertainty in Turkey exerting downward pressure on spot trading values.

The London Metal Exchange, the world’s largest non-ferrous metals market, marked its 139th year of existence by moving to a new headquarters in February, although the relocation did not take place without a major hiccup in the summer.

The recovery in China’s hog herd and renewed interest in biofuels, particularly from emerging green diesel solutions, will ensure...

ArcelorMittal introduced a new range of lightweight high-strength steels for the automotive sector on Tuesday September 2.

The LME has operated out of several locations in central London over the last 139 years while growing into the financial centre of the global metal markets. Before the LME, metal traders and merchants would congregate in the coffee shops of Change Alley to trade across the road from the Royal Exchange. The Jerusalem Coffee […]

The London Metal Exchange has operated from several locations in central London over the past 139 years while growing into the financial center of the global metal markets.

Edward Meir, formerly of MF Global and now of INTL FCStone, has scooped first place on the overall leaderboard for price forecasts in base metals during 2011, with 95.8% accuracy across all six.

Most base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange continued to rise during early Asian trading on Friday December 21 after the dollar fell following some disappointing economic data from the United States that stoked concerns of a weakening economy.

For nearly all my working career in the City, I have been closely involved with the London Metal Exchange (LME) and reporting from its open-outcry trading floor, the world-famous ‘Ring’.