Tag: Tsingshan

China’s Insider Influence Over Metals Trading Creates Advantage for Its Domestic Enterprises

Commentary Chinese stainless steel giant Tsingshan Holding Group (THG) has for many years relied on short selling to reduce its future costs for nickel, a key component of stainless steel and a major ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. But rather than nickel prices falling as hoped, the price skyrocketed to over $100,000 per ton on March…


Nickel Trading Resumes in London After a Rescue Deal for Chinese Tycoon Reached

Nickel trading resumed on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on March 16 after being suspended for more than a week. The exchange took an unprecedented step to halt trading in the nickel market on March 8 after a Chinese metal tycoon faced billions of dollars in losses due a large short position. Last week, nickel’s price skyrocketed, crossing the $100,000-a-ton mark for…