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Copper prices fell on Monday after top consumer China reaffirmed its stringent Covid-19 restrictions and data from the top consumer reinforced demand worries, but sliding inventories and a lower...
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Saudi Arabia is considering setting up a new metals and mining stock exchange index as it looks to expand its resources sector to diversify away from hydrocarbons, a senior government official said...
United States-based aluminium producer Alcoa wrote to the London Metal Exchange (LME) three times in September and October, asking for a boycott of Russian metal and greater disclosure on how much...
Metals to oil conglomerate Vedanta expects annual revenue of $50-billion in the next two to three years, roughly double projected revenues for fiscal year 2023, as it looks to ramp up production,...
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Despite the softening in base metal prices, diversified miner South32 has maintained its outlook for these commodities over the longer term. Speaking on a call following the company’s annual...
Copper prices slipped on Tuesday as the market focused on slowing growth and demand around the world, though some price support was provided by low stock levels in warehouses registered with the...
Norwegian aluminium-maker Norsk Hydro called on Tuesday on the United States and the European Union to stop importing Russian aluminium onto their territories, its chief executive told Reuters....
Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper miner expects copper demand in China, its main consumer, to be resilient, despite slower economic growth there, its chairman Maximo Pacheco told...
Russian aluminium producer Rusal said on Monday it has filed a lawsuit in London alleging Vladimir Potanin, CEO of metals giant Norilsk Nickel, is in breach of a decade-old deal, renewing a row...
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