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Pratima Desai

Pratima Desai

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Benchmark Minerals and ICE team up for battery material futures

Prices of battery materials lithium and cobalt assessed by consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) will be used for contracts launched by Intercontinental

Benchmark Minerals and ICE team up for battery material futures
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Germany's Aurubis to ramp up new US copper recycling facility

Aurubis will be ramping up its copper recycling smelter in the U.S. this year, the German company's CEO Toralf Haag told Reuters on Wednesday, adding Aurubis sees

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Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows

Joint ventures and asset sales are expected to accelerate in the mining industry, which is ripe for consolidation due to the slowdown in manufacturing and demand

Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows
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Commodity traders Gunvor, Vitol queue to stock up on Russian aluminium from LME storage, sources say

Major commodity traders Gunvor and Vitol are waiting to withdraw large volumes of Russian-produced aluminium from London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses in the

Commodity traders Gunvor, Vitol queue to stock up on Russian aluminium from LME storage, sources say
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Marex Group acquires warehousing firm Edgemere Terminals, sources say

Marex Group has bought warehousing and logistics company Edgemere Terminals, which did not have the money to meet the London Metal Exchange's new capital adequacy

Marex Group acquires warehousing firm Edgemere Terminals, sources say
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Hedge fund Elliott says it may take further action on LME voided nickel trades

Elliott Associates is considering further action against the London Metal Exchange (LME) following a fine on the exchange by a watchdog last week for allowing nickel

Hedge fund Elliott says it may take further action on LME voided nickel trades
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Citi delivers lead to LME warehouses for profitable rent deals

Significant amounts of lead have been deposited in London Metal Exchange (LME) approved warehouses by Citigroup for so-called rent-sharing deals over the past few

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Cobalt produced by China's Lygend in Indonesia skirts Trump tariffs

U.S. firms are buying cobalt metal produced in Indonesia by China's Lygend Resources that does not incur the tariffs placed by the Trump administration on imports

Cobalt produced by China's Lygend in Indonesia skirts Trump tariffs

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