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Check in regularly to get the latest industry and company news.

Metalex Blog

Check in regularly to get the latest industry and company news.
The latest news from your favourite UK metal stockists.

The latest news from your favourite UK metal stockists.

China unexpectedly restricts the import of scrap metals, Trump imposing new duties on Chinese aluminium and the tribe in Africa that created the world's first carbon steel! Here's the news from Metalex. China unexpectedly restricts the import of scrap metals,...

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Metal Supplies News

Metal Supplies News

Trump’s legacy of tariffs and exclusions rumbles on. A stainless steel 3D printed bridge takes shape in Amsterdam. And a couple of brass thieves are caught stealing from a cemetery. Here is the news. Trump’s legacy of tariffs and exclusions rumbles on. A stainless...

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Will Trump’s Trade War Affect UK Metals Prices?

Will Trump’s Trade War Affect UK Metals Prices?

Will Trump’s Trade War Affect UK Metals Prices? Will Trump’s Trade War Affect UK Metals Prices? At Metalex we stock stainless steel, aluminium sheet, carbon steel and more, so it matters what's going on out there in the wider world.  Are we heading for a Trump-ignited...

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News From the Wonderful World of Metal Supply

News From the Wonderful World of Metal Supply

Nothing stands still for long in our world. Metal prices, exciting discoveries, new methods of extracting and manufacturing… it’s all go. And May 2018 is no different. Here are three amazing tales from your favourite British metal suppliers.  Nothing stands still...

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THE LATEST FROM THE BLOG

The state of British steel, metal asteroids, LME chaos and more

Welcome to 2023, which is already looking turbulent.  The nation’s steel industry is still in a state of perma-crisis, there’s trouble brewing at the London Metals Exchange, and people are doing crazy things with dangerous loads of metal. But we’re keeping calm and...

High-polluting US aluminium, Cumbria coal mine lies, good recycling news

In a week where the USA’s ageing aluminium plants have been slammed for emitting more PFCs per ton of the metal than other countries, there’s plenty of metals supply news to showcase.In a week where the USA’s ageing aluminium plants have been slammed for emitting more...

Aluminium supply special – Anti-dumping issues, bankruptcy and more

2014 aluminium round bar, 6082 aluminium square bar, 7075 aluminium plate and more... we’re still selling it, and our customers are keen to buy it. But there’s trouble in the world’s aluminium supply sector. In our aluminium supply special we’ll take a look at a...

Russia metal supply headaches, seaweed batteries, eye-watering steel prices

It’s interesting to see two tricky problems hitting the metals supply world particularly hard. Russia’s war on Ukraine is having unexpected consequences for steel and aluminium, and tough climate change goals are shaping the future of metals as well as the products...

Rusal scandal, radiation-proof aluminium alloy, amazing batteries

There’s a scandal erupting over Rusal and the LME; new aluminium alloy brings space travel a tad closer; batteries are about to be taken to an exciting new place; aluminium is finding its way into drinking water and there's more trouble for UK steel. It’s all go as...

Aluminium special – Rusal threats, raw aluminium market fears and more

To say it’s up and down in the world of aluminium at the moment may be a little bit of an understatement. The energy crisis is affecting supply and demand in surprising ways; Rusal are driving uncertainty about uncertainty; Raw Aluminium orders are down in the US;...

It’s madness in the world of metal supply – But we’ve got your back!

The energy price crisis, Russia’s war on Ukraine, a looming shortage of crucial metals... it’s all go out there. As trusted metal supplies experts, we’re weathering the storm. Whatever happens we’ll bring all of our considerable expertise into play to source the metal...

Smelters shut up shop, Novelis refuses Russian aluminium & Honda secures metals supply.

The war in Ukraine carries on, the economy is tanking, energy prices are rocketing and we’re headed for an almighty recession but what’s happening in the world of metal supply? Let’s explore some stories about metal innovation and discovery and the latest metals news,...

Asteroid fail, copper-jawed mini monster, lithium-ion gets a boost

Japan bombed an asteroid... and nothing happened. Old-school copper wiring is enjoying a speed boost thanks to cool science. Copper-rich bloodworm jaws build themselves, and the process is completely amazing. Plus - electric car charging might be about to become a lot...

Robots inside you, sensitive robotic hand, fibre-optic spying and more

As aluminium suppliers we’re always interested to hear weird science stories about the metal. As popular steel suppliers in the UK, we like tall steel tales just as much. As the summer holidays rumble on, we’ve discovered a bunch of fascinating metal-inspired stories...

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