Aluminum: Irish government will help Aughinish Alumina to allow it to continue operations
Simon Coveney, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ireland, reported that he is willing to work with the management of Aughinish Alumina's Askeaton refinery to mitigate the impact of sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Coveney asked the European Commission to...
Nickel: the market looks to the future of the Siberian metal
The biggest risk in battery materials from Russia's growing economic isolation centers on supplies of high-quality Arctic nickel controlled by the country's richest man. Russia is a major producer of the metal that will be needed in huge quantities to supply the car...
Zinc: metal touches highs at $ 4,013/mt
Zinc hit its highest since 2007 and other industrial metals extended a powerful rally fueled by trade turmoil and rising energy costs amid Russia's growing economic isolation. The metal used to coat and protect steel rose as much as 4% on the London Metal Exchange to...
Aluminium: Alcoa interrupts business with Russia
Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., reported that it will stop selling products to Russian companies and halt purchases of raw materials from the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The decision makes Alcoa one of the first major aluminum...
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