Following a turbulent first half of the year marked by outbreaks of price volatility, forecasts suggest market sentiment towards London Metal Exchange zinc and lead are set to improve on brighter supply dynamics.

Metal Bulletin has amended its formula for calculating the daily copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel arbitrage between the Chinese and global metals markets.

Noranda Income Fund said its main challenge currently is for its zinc processing facility to continue to operate profitably amid current low treatment charges.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during morning trading on Tuesday May 28, with a stronger dollar and comments from US President Donald Trump suggesting the US was “not ready” to make a trade deal with China pressuring the complex.

Casper Burgering, of ABN Amro, has come in first on Metal Bulletin’s Apex leaderboard for his zinc price predictions in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Over-eager zinc bears have contributed to a ballooning backwardation in London Metal Exchange price spreads, having bet prices would drop further and sooner than fundamentals have allowed.

Base metals prices on the LME and SHFE were mixed on the morning of Friday September 17, with most remaining listless despite being buffeted by a firmer US dollar, generally weaker economic data and disruption to both production and supply.

Metal Bulletin is to update its formula for calculating the daily copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel arbitrage between the Chinese and global metals markets.

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday November 16.

Belgian zinc producer Nyrstar has appointed Darin Cooper as vp of zinc smelting following the departure of Marcos Ramos.