December 27, 2022

Coal and lithium drive Australian stocks’ outperformance in 2022

The country’s behemoth iron ore miners ended the year on a high as China’s abrupt Covid Zero reversal and a steady stream of supportive policies raised the outlook for demand. 

December 27, 2022

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.

December 23, 2022

New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas

An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.

December 22, 2022

JPMorgan announces new climate targets covering iron, steel

The bank this year ranks as the sixth-largest arranger of loans and bond sales for oil, gas and coal companies.

December 22, 2022

China’s abrupt covid shift hits supply chains from solar to coal

Mysteel reports that production of coking coal used by the steel industry has halved in the top mining hub of Shanxi.

December 22, 2022

Nippon Steel to start making low-carbon ingredients for green steel

Steel production accounts for about 7% to 9% of global CO2 emissions.

December 21, 2022

UEC wins $17.8m award from Department of Energy to supply uranium concentrates

The US nuclear reactor fleet, which provides about 20% of America's electricity production and over half of its clean energy, imports nearly 60% of its current uranium requirements from Russia,…

December 21, 2022

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.

December 19, 2022

Fortescue reveals green steel plans but warns task is enormous

The world’s fourth-biggest iron ore miner has joined forces with Japan’s Mitsubishi and European steelmaker Voestalpine to develop zero-carbon iron using hydrogen at a plant in Austria.

December 18, 2022

Australia revises up resources export earnings to $308bn for FY23

The country is set to see strong revenue growth from thermal coal exports used in power plants.