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Shanghai aluminium hits three-month low as coal prices tumble

Aluminium prices in Shanghai fell to their lowest in more than three months on Thursday, as tumbling coal prices...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 11:09am

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Aluminium sector needs $1.5 trillion just to decarbonise power

LONDON: About $1.5 trillion of investment is needed to decarbonise electricity supplies used to make aluminium so ...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:48pm

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Zinc surges 5pc as power prices prompt Nyrstar to cut output

LONDON: Zinc and aluminium prices stormed to fresh peaks on Wednesday as a power crisis sparked cuts in smelter...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

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Aluminium hits 13-year high as power shortages escalate

LONDON: Aluminium prices rose to their highest since 2008 on Monday as traders worried about increases in the cost ...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

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Aluminium hits highest since 2008 as power shortages escalate

Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1.9% at $3,022.50 a tonne

Updated 11 Oct, 2021 06:53pm

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Shortages help aluminium towards 13-year highs

LONDON: Aluminium prices climbed towards 13-year highs on Monday, boosted by strong demand and large shortages...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

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Shortages help aluminium towards 13-year highs

Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange traded up 1.8% at $2,908 a tonne

Published 04 Oct, 2021 06:04pm

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LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Thursday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

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China power crunch undermines industrial metals

"The power issue acts as a double-edged sword, hitting smelter production and leading to reduced supply," says ING

Published 27 Sep, 2021 06:15pm

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Nickel nears seven-year high as market frets about supply

Nickel on the LME traded up 3% at $19,975 a tonne in official rings, representing a 9% gain since the middle of August

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 06:30pm

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Copper drifts lower as focus turns to US Fed meeting

Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) shed 2.1% to $9,418 a tonne in official rings

Published 16 Sep, 2021 07:54pm

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Industrial metals slip as caution rules ahead of inflation data

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 1.5% at $9,416 a tonne in official trading having fallen 1.3% on Monday

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 05:56pm

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Nickel hits highest since 2014

LONDON: Nickel prices rose on Thursday to their highest since 2014 as strong demand ate into stockpiles held in the...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

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Aluminium hits 13-year high on supply concerns

LONDON: Aluminium prices powered to a 13-year high on Wednesday on supply concerns triggered by production...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

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Aluminium advances on China supply fears

"If China is serious about good environmental outcomes and decarbonisation, then (aluminium) output will be slower," says analyst Nitesh Shah

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 06:09pm

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Chile copper exports soar in August on high prices

Total exports of copper jumped to $4.383 billion last month, more than half the value of the country's overall exports, which hit $7.822 billion in August

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:02pm

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Aluminium edges lower, but clings to 10-year high

Benchmark three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange shed 0.5% to $2,760 a tonne in official trading

Updated 07 Sep, 2021 05:50pm

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Guinea turmoil pushes aluminium to 10-year high

LONDON: Aluminium prices rose on Monday after reports of a coup in Guinea triggered concerns that supply of bauxite,...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:25am

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Guinea turmoil pushes aluminium to 10-year high

Aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1.1% at $2,757 a tonne
Prices are up about 40% this year.

Published 06 Sep, 2021 05:04pm

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Aluminium hits 10-year high

LONDON: Aluminium prices were driven to a 10-year high on Thursday by growing concern that restrictions on ...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

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Aluminium rises to 10-year high as supply fears grow

Aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.6% at $2,705.50 a tonne after touching a peak of $2,734.50

Published 02 Sep, 2021 06:14pm

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Aluminium prices lifted to 10-year high by China concerns

LONDON: Aluminium prices hit their highest in more than 10 years on Tuesday as smelters in top producer China faced...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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Aluminium prices lifted to 10-year high by China concern

The region is China's third-biggest producer of alumina, a primary product of aluminium, with output of 925,500 tonnes in July

Published 31 Aug, 2021 05:48pm

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Shanghai aluminium touches 13-year high on supply worries

SHANGHAI: Shanghai aluminium prices climbed on Monday to their highest in more than 13 years on supply worries in...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

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China curbs propel aluminium prices to highest since April 2018

LONDON: Aluminium prices soared to their highest level in more than three years on Friday as worries about supplies...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:54am

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China curbs propel aluminium to highest since April 2018

Aluminium traded up 1.4% at $2,655.5 a tonne in official rings
It's all to do with China and output curbs, which are mostly to do with cutting emissions, unusual in the summer months

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 06:23pm

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Copper claws higher on physical demand, but jittery on rates

The market is suddenly looking stronger, we have buyers out there for the physical stuff, not just the financial players

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:10pm

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LME aluminium could test resistance at $2,626 this week

SINGAPORE: LME aluminium could test a resistance at $2,626 a tonne this week, a break above could lead to a gain at...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

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Aluminium muscles higher on weak China supply, US shortages

LONDON: Aluminium prices pushed higher on Tuesday on renewed supply worries over power issues in top producer China,...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

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Copper recoils on Chile mine deal, firmer dollar

Losses were modest, however, after US lawmakers approved a $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill
Copper has pulled back from a record peak of $10,747.50 touched in May, but is still up 22% so far this year.

Published 11 Aug, 2021 05:56pm