Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during the morning trading session on Thursday November 14, with zinc leading on the downside with a 1.1% drop.

Swedish miner and smelter Boliden will launch a standalone nickel smelting business to buy concentrates externally and sell nickel matte, as it moves away from its existing tolling model, the company said on Monday November 10.

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Wednesday May 9*

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday March 6.

The first deals for special high-grade zinc supply in 2019 in Europe point to a decline in annual zinc premiums compared with this year's levels, but Nyrstar's financial troubles are complicating negotiations and raising concerns that supply may turn out to be tighter than anticipated.

The London Metal Exchange three-month copper price was trading below $10,000 per tonne during morning trading on Thursday October 21, while the backwardation in the metal’s cash/three-month spread had narrowed to below $300 per tonne.

Metal Bulletin today launches two zinc spot concentrate treatment charge (TC) assessments, delivered to North China and delivered to South China.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday September 27.

Canadian developer-explorer Donner Metals has forfeited its interest in the Bracemac-McLeod zinc-copper mine and mine property area, which is located in the Matagami region of Quebec, and operated by a subsidiary of Glencore Xstrata.

Global commodity prices are expected to stay high in the short term and China will continue to take measures to ensure supplies and stabilize prices, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday August 16.