Take A Look: LME Week spotlight on nickel fiasco and Russian metal

Nyrada

24/10/2022 09:21

LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Possible sanctions on Russian metal,
lawsuits, a battle to recover trust and a slump in nickel trading after the
March fiasco are just some of the headwinds facing the London Metal Exchange
(LME) as the industry prepares to meet in the British capital.
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LATEST
> Spotlight on LME nickel debacle and the fate of Russian metal      urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31M1N7
   
> LME could take action if Russian inventories become a problem -CEO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31M57G
> LME adds artisanal mining to green register, sets net-zero goal    urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31M2V9
> China may buy more Russian copper to blunt expected premium hike   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31L065
   
RUSSIAN METAL
> Glencore delivers Russian-origin aluminium into LME system         urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31J2AD
> U.S. may block Russian aluminum imports -source                    urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31D1IX
> Will market mayhem erupt if US bans Russian aluminium?             urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31E21X
> Codelco sets record benchmark copper premium for Europe -sources   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31I5DC
> Codelco offers European copper premiums at record high -sources    urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31E1Q5
> Aurubis raises 2023 copper premium 85% to $228 a tonne             urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31E0GQ
> Russian copper builds in LME warehouses -sources                   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31D30U
> LME seeks market opinion on possible Russian metal ban             urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N317233
 
> Ban on Russian aluminium would creat doubt about LME's role -Rusal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3161P2
> Rusal denies it plans to deliver aluminium into LME warehouses     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3111M7
> To buy or not to buy: Russian aluminium dilemma for Europe         urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30M1TL
> Boeing says it stopped buying aluminum from Russia in March        urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N30E2B2
> Norsk Hydro unit bans Russian aluminium from 2023 purchase deals   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N30D2QV
> EU, US step up Russian aluminium imports since Ukraine war         urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30D1I7
NICKEL FIASCO
> UK court says Elliott can sue LME for cancelled nickel trades      urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31B0WJ
> JPMorgan reduces credit to China's Tsingshan, other metal clients  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30N1SC
> Industrial users flee LME nickel, deepening market fissures        urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30L1M0
> Nickel meltdown puts spotlight on LME's search powers              urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3015SL
> LME clearing house runs down default fund in BoE stress test       urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N31E13R
> Hedge fund AQR in joint legal action against LME                   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30N0PS
EUROPE'S ENERGY CRISIS
> Glencore to place Nordenham zinc smelter on care and maintenance   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N31611P
> Germany's Speira to axe 50% of its aluminium output                urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30E0VU
> Energy crisis an 'existential threat' to EU metal production       urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N30D3C1
> Norsk Hydro to shut aluminium plant in Slovakia by end-September   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZS362
> Glencore reviews lead operations at Italian plant  -source         urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N30Z5SD
> European metals producers say EU energy measures fall short        urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N30M4B6
> Nyrstar puts Budel zinc operations on care & maintenance on Sept 1 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZS0K7
   
 (Compiled by Pratima Desai; Editing by Louise Heavens)
 ((pratima.desai@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 513 5681;))