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Glencore production results reveal falling zinc, nickel production
Quarterly figures released by global miner Glencore on Wednesday October 30 showed that zinc concentrate output was dropping in a tight market while overall nickel output was down despite an increase in briquettes.
October 30, 2024
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By James McKeigue, Natasha Porter, the Fastmarkets team
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Base metals market insights from LME Week
Market participants shared insight into the market dynamics for copper, nickel, zinc, lead and tin during LME Week, which ran September 30-October 4
October 9, 2024
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By Natasha Porter
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Zinc demand expected to grow this decade despite soft demand, supply challenges, IZA director says: LME Week
Demand for zinc was expected to grow by 2030, despite the challenges facing both the supply and demand sides, Andrew Green, executive director of the International Zinc Association, said in an exclusive interview with Fastmarkets during LME Week in London
October 9, 2024
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By Natasha Porter
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LME inventories of copper, nickel, zinc rise in August
Total open-tonnage stocks in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses rose by 6.0% to 1,137,907 tonnes at the end of August, from 1,073,574 at the end of July, according to the latest data released by the exchange on Tuesday, September 10.
September 11, 2024
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By the Fastmarkets team, Albert MacKenzie, Natasha Porter
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Russia’s Ozernoye zinc mine starts production after delays amid concentrates deficit
The Ozernoye zinc and lead mine in Russia launched concentrates production on Wednesday September 4 after year-long delays, Fastmarkets learned.
September 9, 2024
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By the Fastmarkets team, Shiyue Zhao, Natasha Porter
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The LME’s block trade plans | Hotter Commodities
The London Metal Exchange has unveiled a series of proposals which, if successful, could accomplish what it failed to achieve close to a decade ago: bringing the investment community into the fold.
September 5, 2024
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By Andrea Hotter
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Chinese zinc smelters mull output cuts amid tighter supplies of zinc concentrates: sources
The China Zinc Smeltery Purchase Team (CZSPT) are discussing possible production cuts on the back of tighter supplies of zinc concentrates and weak demand, according to information provider Antaike.
August 22, 2024
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By Sally Zhang, Shiyue Zhao
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Speculative interests in copper driving base metals narratives, says Sucden Financial
Copper market price speculation is driving the base metals narrative, head of research at UK-based services provider Sucden Financial Daria Efanova said during the company’s third-quarter metals webinar on Wednesday July 17.
July 23, 2024
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By Natasha Porter
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What do the record low base metal concs TCs have in common?
Tightness in raw material supply has driven Fastmarkets’ copper and zinc treatment charges (TCs) to all-time lows, while lead concentrate TCs have hit intra-year lows. Fastmarkets looks at the common themes driving the downward movements
June 28, 2024
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By Albert MacKenzie
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How Saudi Arabia’s plans to increase base metals production, consumption will affect markets
Saudi Arabia, through its spearheading of a mining and minerals production and consumption push in the Middle East, a region usually associated with oil and gas, is leading neighboring countries to increase their presence in the base metals markets
June 21, 2024
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By Albert MacKenzie, Imogen Dudman, James McKeigue, Natasha Porter, Laura Roberts
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