Company
London Metal Exchange
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 29, 2026.
Coverage
Copper
LME Explores Turning Metal in Its Hong Kong Warehouses Into Digital Tokens for Financing
The London Metal Exchange is exploring turning metal stored in its Hong Kong warehouses into digital tokens that could be used as collateral for loans, Reuters reported. The plan is linked to Hong Kong's five-year blueprint to grow as a commodities hub.
Iron
LME Starts Trading Its First Steel Contract Based on a Shanghai Exchange Price
The London Metal Exchange began trading a hot-rolled coil steel contract settled against the Shanghai Futures Exchange price on Tuesday. It is the first product of the two exchanges' collaboration and the first time a Shanghai metals price can be traded on another exchange.
