London Metal Exchange

About London Metal Exchange

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world’s leading venue for industrial metals trading, providing price discovery, hedging, and trading across a range of non-ferrous, ferrous, and EV-related metals. It operates global platforms for trading, clearing, and market data, with a focus on metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, and lithium, and emphasizes sustainability initiatives and responsible sourcing. Headquartered in London, it serves industrial hedgers, metal merchants, and proprietary trading desks worldwide. The LME maintains reference prices and a comprehensive ecosystem including warehousing, market data, and regulatory governance.