Argentinian aluminium producer Aluar finished 2020 at 70% capacity utilization, ramping up production from stoppages related to the Covid-19 pandemic and weather conditions earlier in the year, the company said.
31 December 2020
Renato Rostás
The advent of Covid-19 pushed prices to their lowest levels during the first quarter of the year, yet by the end of 2020, most underlying prices on the London Metal Exchange had bounced back to multi-year highs. Fastmarkets looks at why some metals outperformed others.
31 December 2020
Ana de Liz
Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange edged lower at the close on Thursday December 31, with a number of participants still out of the market due to the holiday season.
31 December 2020
Alice Mason
Aluminium inventories in Shanghai-bonded warehouses had the sharpest drop aside from nickel after stocks were delivered to China on a persistently open arbitrage window, while stocks for copper and zinc continued rising amid no arbitrage opportunities and little activity.
31 December 2020
Karen Ng, Hui Li, Sally Zhang
Discussions between Chinese copper smelter Jiangxi Copper and Zambian producer Chambishi on annual blister copper refining charges (RCs) for 2021 are at their final stage, with both sides expecting a rise in terms, Fastmarkets has learned.
31 December 2020
Julian Luk
London Metal Exchange base metal price futures prices all declined in morning trading on Thursday December 31, with lawmakers in the United States still at loggerheads regarding additional stimulus for the economy there.
31 December 2020
Archie Hunter
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday December 30 that are worth another look.
31 December 2020
Fastmarkets MB staff
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed at the close on Wednesday December 30 amid low volumes and quiet market conditions.
30 December 2020
Alice Mason
Fastmarkets has corrected its Shanghai copper cathode premiums, which were published in error on December 25 and December 28.
30 December 2020
Archie Hunter
Base metal futures made minimal trade on Wednesday December 30 morning, with market participants expecting the market to remain sluggish until after China's New Year holidays in February, Fastmarkets heard.
30 December 2020
Archie Hunter
