@AndyHomeMetals

Industrial metals analyst, author

 London
Joined October 2009
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Rejuvenated London Metal Exchange looks to new horizons - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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Aluminium's calm belies lingering supply-chain stress - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…

COMMENTARY: Aluminium's calm belies lingering supply-chain stress

Iranian missile attacks on Gulf smelters and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz have knocked out almost 3 million metric tons of aluminium production capacity. Yet, eight months on, the market is...

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US has built a strategic copper reserve. Now can it keep it? Column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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Tin rides the AI investment wave to a new price dimension - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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China turns on the export taps as LME zinc squeeze grinds on - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…

COMMENTARY: China turns on the export taps as LME zinc squeeze grinds on

China has historically been a significant net importer of refined zinc, but that looks set to change this year.

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What price alumina? ROI's @AndyHomeMetals breaks down a fresh effort to improve pricing in this huge and highly opaque market reut.rs/46WgcKE
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The oil shock caused by the Iran war is recharging the EV market as high gasoline and diesel prices stimulate consumer demand - with implications for critical inputs such as lithium, nickel and copper, writes ROI's @AndyHomeMetals reut.rs/4xA2lo0
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Red tape, bad targets hobble Europe in critical minerals race - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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How obscure yttrium became a global flashpoint - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…

COMMENTARY: How obscure yttrium became a global flashpoint

If you want an insight into the state of the world right now, it's worth taking a look at yttrium.

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Can Africa seize its moment in the race for critical minerals? Column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…

COMMENTARY: Can Africa seize its moment in the race for critical minerals?

Many African governments are realizing that the global hunger for critical metals offers a unique chance to change the trajectory of trade relationships built on colonialism.

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Capped at home, China extends its aluminium dominance abroad - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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LME zinc squeeze signals deepening supply risks for the West - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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This week’s episode features @AndyHomeMetals, senior metals columnist at @Reuters, in conversation with host @Pocobelli on recent developments in the copper and aluminum markets. Listen to the full podcast here: northernminer.com/news/podca…
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The US needs more aluminium — and it needs it now - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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Chinese exports help ease the pain for London zinc shorts - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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LME gripped by flash squeeze as copper tensions boil over - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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China eases Iran war aluminium shock, but at a cost - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…

COMMENTARY: China eases Iran war aluminium shock, but at a cost

China has emerged as a significant swing supplier of aluminium to a Western market that is reeling from the loss of production in the Gulf due to the Iran war.

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Aluminium on thin ice as LME stocks hit 36-year low - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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Copper's Congo panic says more about copper than Congo - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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China's base metals trade; six stories in six charts - column by @AndyHomeMetals reuters.com/commentary/reute…
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