Gradual Restart For Aluminum In San Ciprián: Alcoa Starts Reactivation Process
Integrated aluminum production giant Alcoa has announced the start of the reactivation process for its aluminum smelting plant located in San Ciprián, Spain. Operations officially began on April 1, 2025, with full restart scheduled for October 2025. The San Ciprián...
Ingot Market In Total Stalemate: Trade Uncertainty Blocks Any Decisions
The ingot market is in a state of almost total paralysis, according to reports from industry participants. The situation is described as halting, if not stalled, due to an international economy that appears increasingly confused and unstable, dominated by a climate of...
Metal Stocks in LME Warehouses Collapse: Only 690,000 Tons at End of March
According to the most recent data released by the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Thursday, March 10, the total volume of open-tonnage stocks-that is, immediately available inventories in LME-authorized warehouses-fell to 690,517 tons as of March 31, down 20.72 percent...
Tariffs And Geopolitics Don’t Scratch Long-Term Fundamentals Of Copper Market
Globally imposed tariffs are creating a phase of short-term volatility in the copper market, but they are not altering the underlying belief about long-term fundamentals. This was argued by Katie Jackson, managing director of Rio Tinto Copper, in a recent interview...
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