June 13, 2023 Copper price rises as China’s rate cut raises stimulus hopes The central bank of China lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months to prop up its post-pandemic recovery.
June 13, 2023 BlackRock fund targets greening of materials sector Investors are increasingly focused on what actions companies in industries such as metals and mining, cement, and construction, are taking to decarbonize.
June 12, 2023 Battle for aluminum stocks is draining LME of non-Russian metal The trader that last month built up a dominant position in aluminum has begun taking delivery of some metal while rejecting supplies produced in Russia.
June 12, 2023 Bunge is said to near deal to buy Glencore’s Viterra Deal could create a giant capable of competing with the world’s biggest agricultural players.
June 12, 2023 Iron ore price falls nearly 4% after Goldman’s China property warning The investment bank said in a note that it sees persistent problems in Chinese real estate.
June 11, 2023 Fed is set to pause and assess the effect of rate hikes Federal Reserve policymakers are about to take their first break from an interest-rate hiking campaign that started 15 months ago.
June 9, 2023 Mining’s changing ESG landscape Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.
June 9, 2023 LME gets first request to list new nickel brand since cutting waiting times The exchange received an application to approve nickel produced by China's Quzhou Huayou Cobalt New Material Co.
June 8, 2023 Nickel Industries plans to raise $633 million through share placement The Sydney-based miner has been working towards developing nickel for batteries.
June 8, 2023 CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines? Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.
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