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The Global Race for Critical Minerals: U.S. and China Will Challenge Each Other on the Chessboard of Strategic Resources
The critical minerals industry is fast becoming a geopolitical battleground between the world's major powers. The United States and China are taking significant steps to ensure access to and control over mineral resources needed for energy transition, technology...
The London Metal Exchange and the $12 million fine: a scandal announced?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a $12 million fine on the London Metal Exchange (LME) for its role in the nickel market crisis three years ago. According to the FCA, the LME “should have been better prepared to deal with the serious risks arising...
Weekly Trend in Zinc Premiums: Global Markets Stable
In the U.S. market, the initial panic due to President Donald Trump's tariff policies has given way to a wait-and-see attitude. Market participants remain on high alert ahead of April 2, the date when tariffs could go into effect. During the week ended Tuesday, March...
BIR and EuRIC Express Concern Over Scrap Export Restrictions
The European Commission (EC) announced plans to consider restrictions on scrap metal exports as part of the European Steel and Metals Action Plan, published Wednesday, March 19. The move has sparked heated debate among major recycling associations, including the...