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The Iran war is shaping up to be one of the biggest supply shocks in the history of the aluminium market. Gulf production of the metal, which is used across sectors as diverse as transport,... 

Copper extended gains above $14 000/t, inching toward a record high seen earlier this year, as supply risks mount on mine disruptions around the world. The red metal rallied for an eighth session... 

Aluminium prices are expected to be above $4 000 per metric ton between the third quarter of 2026 and the second quarter of 2027 due to a market deficit caused mainly by the Iran war, an analyst... 

Derivative contracts for niche critical minerals including rhenium could emerge over time as supply concerns and price volatility push industrial users to seek better hedging tools, said Mark... 

Copper prices may not move higher this year, but will probably hit a record $15 000/t within three years, the head of trading firm Traxys said on April 22. "I think we'll see higher copper and... 

Industrial metals have jumped to a record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME), driven gains in aluminum after the Middle East war disrupted supplies, as well as a recent revival in copper. The... 

The Iran war is triggering an unprecedented crisis in the global aluminium market with potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors as diverse as construction, packaging, transport and... 

Aluminum prices surged to the highest since 2022 after Aluminium Bahrain suspended deliveries of metal to some customers under so-called force majeure clauses in its supply contracts. The company,... 

Midtier mining company Taseko Mines’ Florence Copper operation in Arizona, in the US, has harvested the first copper cathodes from its recently completed commercial production facility. In late... 

Goldman Sachs said Monday the biggest risks to aluminium stem from potential disruptions to export routes and access to raw materials through the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the effect on prices... 

Aluminum climbed on concerns that critical supply routes for Middle Eastern producers will be disrupted by conflict in a region responsible for a significant share of global output. Prices for the... 

Copper stocks on the world's three biggest metal exchanges have exceeded one-million metric tons for the first time in more than two decades, as an inventory build due to soft demand in China adds... 

Eramet's nickel mining joint venture in Indonesia has received an initial production allowance of 12-million wet metric tons for this year, down from the initial allowance of 32-million it received... 

Commodities prices slid on Thursday, led by silver, part of a broad market sell-off as investors reversed an earlier rush for hard assets after global geopolitical tensions eased. Silver tumbled... 

A near 9% drop in copper prices in the last two days reflects a return to reality for a market whose recent surge to record highs had run ahead of fundamentals, analysts said - with more losses... 

Copper's red-hot run to above $14 000 a metric ton on Thursday leaves investors facing a decision over whether or not to chase the market higher. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3... 

Copper prices hit a record high of more than $14 000 a metric ton on Thursday, as speculators extended their buying spree, encouraged by expectations of strong demand and supported by a weak dollar... 

Funds and speculators are having an outsize impact in the thin-volume tin trade, driving it to a series of record peaks in defiance of warnings from analysts and regulators that the market is... 

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has appointed ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) as the administrator of the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Prices....