


Zinc: global market deficit falls to 18,300 tons in January
The global zinc market deficit fell to 18,300 tons in January, down from a revised deficit of 80,300 tons in the previous month, according to data from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG). Previously, the ILZSG reported a deficit of 100,500 tons in...
Nickel: JPMorgan owns the invalidated contracts at the LME
JPMorgan Chase & Co. owns the London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel contracts that turned out to be backed by bags of stones instead of metal. The LME announced it had cancelled nine nickel contracts, worth about $1.3 million, after discovering...
Critical raw materials: European recyclers support new recycling targets
EuRIC, the European Confederation of Recycling Industries, expressed its position in a press release on the content of the European Commission's recently published proposal for critical raw materials, which is seen by EuRIC as a step in the right direction toward...
Aluminum: Chinese imports from Russia more than tripled year-on-year
China's aluminum imports from Russia more than tripled in the first two months of this year, soaring 266.2 percent, customs data showed Monday, as buyers banked on increased Chinese demand and after Western firms gave up trading Russian metals. Total imports from...