Petersburg Exchange is entering the colored metals market: 2026 saw the launch of trading for colored metals, including primary aluminum in ingots and copper cathodes.
Delivery is by pickup via road and rail from balance points; aluminum is available for pickup by road from the balance points 'Volgograd AT' and 'Siberia AT', and by rail from the balance point 'Siberia JSC' and the Orlovka station of the Privolzhskaya Railway.
Trading volumes of metallurgical products show steady growth: 2024 about 40 thousand tonnes, 2025 about 100 thousand tonnes, and over 129 thousand tonnes in the first nine months of 2026.
In 2026 two regulatory acts were adopted to support the formation of representative price indicators for primary aluminum on exchange and OTC markets: a joint order of FAS Russia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade establishing minimum exchange sale volumes of primary aluminum and requirements for exchange trading, and amendments to Government Resolution No. 892 obligating producers to register OTC aluminum trades above 20 tonnes. The market infrastructure is ready for both exchange trades and OTC contract registration; a marketing period offered fee waivers for new participants and the clearing margin requirement was reduced from 5% to 0.1%. Participation in updates and prices is shared via our channels; we expect market participants in non-ferrous metals to find exchange trading convenient and efficient.