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Gold and silver prices fail to shine
Friday 26th April 2013
The prices of gold and silver in London, in terms of USD, have fallen sharply in the past week.
Titanium Dioxide tumbles
Tuesday 26th March 2013
Prices of Titanium dioxide fell 20% year-on-year, weighed down by lower demand and elevated inventories.
London copper price on the rise
Friday 22nd March 2013
The price of copper has stopped falling in London due to lower availability of scrap.
Gold price falls
Tuesday 5th March 2013
The price of gold, in terms of USD, has fallen by 6% month-on-month and is down 10% year-on-year.
The price of zinc
Thursday 7th February 2013
The price of zinc has increased by 15%, in terms of USD, since the low level reached in November 2012.
Platinum prices increase
Thursday 24th January 2013
The price of platinum rose by 7% in early January.
Tin prices increase on good demand
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
The price of tin has risen 37% on the London Metal Exchange since June 2012.
The price of iron ore
Friday 11th January 2013
The price of iron ore has increased by over 30% from the low seen in September.
Copper prices strengthen
Thursday 20th December 2012
Copper prices have been strengthening in recent weeks.
Ferro-titanium rising
Thursday 6th December 2012
The price of ferro-titanium, in terms of USD, has seen a substantial rise in price over the past month and looks set to continue upwards in the short-term.
Cobalt price has the blues
Friday 30th November 2012
The price of high grade cobalt in Rotterdam has fallen 17% since the turn of the year and has dropped 10% month-on-month.
Silver prices continue to rebound
Monday 26th November 2012
The price of silver, in terms of USD, has seen a 17% rise in price since August this year, but is still well below its high in 2011.
Uranium ores
Tuesday 13th November 2012
The price of uranium ores have fallen 19% since the beginning of the year.
Europium oxide
Thursday 8th November 2012
The price of europium oxide has fallen sharply since the beginning of the year.
Stainless steel scrap prices
Monday 22nd October 2012
UK scrap stainless steel prices, in terms of GBP, have dropped by 7% since the turn of the year, and are down 19% since prices last peaked due to higher demand in February 2012.
Selenium prices
Friday 19th October 2012
The price of selenium has fallen by 25% year-on-year.
The price of lead
Friday 28th September 2012
The price of lead, in terms of USD, has fallen by 10% year-on-year but has risen by 21% since the start of July 2012.
Oversupply weighs on nickel prices
Thursday 23rd August 2012
Nickel prices continued to fall on LME amidst rising stocks and weak demand.
Auto industry fears drive platinum falls
Thursday 16th August 2012
The price of platinum has fallen 22% year-on-year.
The price of lithium ore
Thursday 9th August 2012
The price of lithium ore in Europe has increased by 20% year-on-year.
The price of aluminium
Friday 27th July 2012
The price of aluminium has fallen 24% compared with a year ago.
The LME price of copper
Thursday 5th July 2012
The price of copper on the LME has fallen 20% year-on-year and is currently at its lowest point since December 2011.
The UK scrap iron price
Monday 25th June 2012
The price of scrap iron, in terms of GBP, has dropped nearly 10% since the start of the year.
The price of cadmium
Wednesday 13th June 2012
The price of cadmium in terms of USD has fallen by almost 40% year-on-year and currently sits at a three year low.
The price of manganese in Rotterdam
Wednesday 23rd May 2012
The price of manganese flakes in Rotterdam, in terms of EUR, has risen by 6% since the start of the year, and is up by 1% year-on-year.
Nickel - poor demand - good supply
Friday 27th April 2012
The price of nickel, in terms of GBP, has fallen by 14% since the start of February 2012 and is down 28% on its previous price year-on-year.
The price of tin in terms of GBP
Wednesday 18th April 2012
The price of tin in terms of GBP has fallen by 7% since the start of February 2012, and is down by 27% year-on-year.
The price of rutile titanium
Thursday 12th April 2012
The price of rutile titanium (free on board Australia), in terms of Australian Dollars, has risen by 85% since the start of the year.
Zinc prices recently rose
Monday 6th February 2012
The price of zinc, in terms of EUR, has increased by 15% since the start of the year.
Cobalt in good supply
Wednesday 18th January 2012
The price of high grade cobalt in Rotterdam (in terms of USD) has fallen by 14% year-on-year.
Demand for tin has fallen
Wednesday 21st December 2011
The price of Tin (in terms of USD) has fallen by 27% year-on-year.
Aluminium price has fallen
Thursday 17th November 2011
The price of Aluminium (in terms of EUR) has fallen by 17% since the start of the year and is down by 10% in total year-on-year.
Indium falls due to lower demand
Thursday 10th November 2011
The price of indium in Rotterdam, in terms of EUR, has fallen by 20% since the start of June this year, but is up by 14% year-on-year.
Copper - seeing lower demand
Thursday 20th October 2011
The price of copper has fallen by over 25% since the start of September 2011.
Demand for zircon ore is high
Friday 2nd September 2011
The price of foundry grade zircon ore (in terms of Australian Dollars - AUD) has risen by 136% year-on-year.
Silver - continues to sparkle
Thursday 28th July 2011
The price of silver in London (in terms of USD) has risen by 126% year-on-year and is up by 525% since the start of 2005.
Gold - a safe haven investment?
Thursday 28th July 2011
The price of gold in London (in terms of USD) has risen by 32% year-on-year and is up by 331% since the start of 2005.
Limited ferrotungsten supply
Thursday 7th July 2011
The price of ferrotungsten in China, an important alloying element in tool steels and high speed machinery has increased 77% in terms of Chinese Yuan year-on-year.
Copper - price falls on lower demand
Friday 13th May 2011
In terms of GBP the price of copper has fallen by 12% since the start of the year.
Tin - highest price in over two years
Thursday 5th August 2010
The price of tin (futures), in terms of GBP, has risen by almost 20% since the start of the year and is up by almost 80% since the start of 2009.
Mercury prices at all time high
Thursday 22nd July 2010
The price of mercury in Rotterdam has risen by 126% since the start of May this year.
Iron Ore (CN) price rises
Tuesday 20th April 2010
The price of iron ore in China, in terms of USD, has risen by 53% since the start of the year.
Zinc Price Movements
Thursday 4th March 2010
The price of zinc (GBP) has fallen by 12% since the start of the year.