LME to launch LMEpassport with aluminium on October 1

The London Metal Exchange's new digital register for physical metals data, LMEpassport, will launch on October 1, starting with aluminium, the exchange announced on Tuesday August 31.

LMEpassport will store electronic Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), which are specification and quality assurance documents that must accompany shipments of LME metals into and out of warehouses.
It will also store sustainability credentials for LME-listed metals. In the initial phase, sustainability data can be provided on a voluntary basis by any LME-listed brand.

LMEpassport will be phased in for all metals that require CoAs, starting with...

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