October 18, 2022 Bankers told they can ignore binding fossil-finance restrictions Efforts to reassure bankers that they can continue to finance oil, gas and even coal, come less than a month before the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
October 17, 2022 Column: Xi’s commitment to energy transition is mixed for commodities Commodity markets were given little to cheer about in President Xi Jinping’s address to the Communist Party Congress.
October 16, 2022 Germany looks to Mongolia in push for critical raw materials Germany wants to expand investment in Mongolia to help secure strategically important raw materials including copper and rare earths, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
October 14, 2022 Column: Record European copper premiums as buyers shut out Russia Just as Aurubis and Codelco aim to grab market share in Europe by replacing Russian metal, they risk losing market share in Asia if large amounts of Russian copper are…
October 14, 2022 Aluminum inventories rise as clock ticks on LME ban discussion The LME is undertaking a three-week discussion process to consider banning new deliveries of Russian supplies.
October 14, 2022 Iron ore price outlook clouded by global demand woes, supply risks Prices set to end 2022 around $100 a tonne, dip further in 2023.
October 13, 2022 Alcoa lobbying White House to block US imports of Russian aluminum Separately, Alcoa asked the London Metal Exchange to delist Russian aluminum.
October 13, 2022 Sanctions, tariff or ban? Aluminum traders brace for fresh chaos News that the US may target Russian aluminum in retaliation for attacks in Ukraine is sending shivers through the global metals market.
October 13, 2022 Autonomous driving boosts copper use in cars – report finds “minimal” substitution New research reveals demand for copper in the wire harness in light duty vehicles will grow to over 1.7 million annual tonnes by 2025.
October 13, 2022 Column: Copper today, aluminum tomorrow? LME’s Russian dilemma More than 60% of the copper stored in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses at the end of September was produced in Russia.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
