When Governments Buy Metal, Premiums Move; Strategic Reserves Reshape Physical Metals Pricing
Exploring the far-reaching implications of strategic material stockpiling.
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When Governments Buy Metal, Premiums Move; Strategic Reserves Reshape Physical Metals Pricing
Exploring the far-reaching implications of strategic material stockpiling.
Sustainable Thresholds: What Has Changed, and Why It Matters
Understanding the tightening of carbon thresholds and other key revisions in the latest LME Insight sustainable premiums methodology.
EXPLAINER - LME Insight Sustainable Premiums Methodology
A detailed breakdown of how LME Insight will assess and publish sustainable metal premiums.
The Enduring Power of the LME Price
The LME price as a neutral reference point that works across today’s fragmented supply chains and shifting tariff regimes.
The Digital Future of Metals: How Tokenisation Can Transform Trade Finance
Understanding the various benefits of tokenisation for the metals market.
No, We Can’t Recycle Our Way Out of the Metals Crisis
Moving beyond the rhetoric of "just recycle more" and exploring the more complex reality of the metal crisis.
Carbon Data Becomes Currency in the Aluminium Market
Exploring the integration of emissions information into the bloodstream of the aluminium market.
Out of the Dark Ages: How Sustainable and Transparent Pricing Can Secure Critical Minerals
Why consumers, investors, and buyers are demanding more transparent pricing to promote greener, more ethical supply chains.
Green Nickel’s Quiet Launch: Why Markets Haven’t Jumped Yet
The need for credible, comprehensive standards to support green nickel's role as a transformative part of the energy transition.
Who’s Paying for Clean Metals? The Hunt for a Sustainability Premium
How do we ensure critical materials are not just abundant, but clean? And who is going to pay the premium?