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LME Closed May 4th for Holiday; Trading to Resume May 5th
The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world's leading industrial metals market, will be closed on Monday, May 4th, in observance of a UK public holiday. During this break, all trading—including copper, aluminum, zinc, and other non-ferrous metals—will be suspended for...
Revival Of Aluminum In The United States Between Investments And Energy Challenges
In the United States, the primary aluminum sector is moving again, with concrete signs of industrial revival. Century Aluminum announced the start of hot metal production at its Mount Holly plant, in South Carolina, following a major expansion project. This represents...
Asian Scrap Market Rebounds Between Holidays And Global Tensions
The Asian ferrous scrap market went through an atypical but significant week, characterized by reduced activity due to holidays and, at the same time, by increasing upward pressure on prices. In Vietnam and Taiwan, two key hubs for scrap imports, demand remained...
African Copper Boom And New Balance In Concentrates
In the first quarter of 2026, Glencore recorded a strong expansion in copper production, driven in particular by African assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The KCC and Mutanda mines marked an extraordinary increase, with a 68% year-on-year growth,...