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Aluminium producer given green light to sign new contracts with existing customers
Tightness in the global lead market is unlikely to ease soon
Prices for the key material used to make aluminium have jumped 60% this year
London index proves a handy proxy for worldwide expectations
Hopes for success look slim as small miners struggle to find identity and purpose
Group’s disappointing performance may raise questions about health of business
Greybull Capital looks for deals 2 years into turnround of group bought for £1
Manufacturers want batteries that are not dependent on metals from unstable parts of the world
Fear that slumping resources prices are harbinger of weaker growth in China
Miner has been caught in the price rout, but there are reasons to be optimistic
New levy that seeks to raise $7.5bn from 14 companies criticised as badly thought-out
Mills race to cash in on high prices for steelmaking ingredient
It is giving western investors a clear signal to sell risk assets
Metal prices provide a grim prognosis for global growth
At Brownsville, a gateway for steel into Mexico, bilateral trade shows no signs of cooling
Deals from cement plants and aluminium smelters show a developing new market
Companies bewildered by judgments on exemptions as backlog of decisions rises
