October 27, 2021 Copper price to extend slump in 2022 as mines ramp up, China weakens Copper prices are due to extend their decline next year from record levels touched in 2021 as mine supply ramps up and economic growth tapers in top market China.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.
October 26, 2021 Aluminum sector needs $1.5 trillion just to decarbonize power Around 60% of the aluminium sector's emissions are from the production of electricity consumed in the smelting process, but investment is also needed to shift to green hydrogen, deploy carbon…
October 22, 2021 Commodity boom at risk as supporting factors fade, Fitch says The pace of global industrial production growth is falling “quite swiftly” after an impressive spike in demand for durable goods during lockdowns.
October 22, 2021 EU in talks with China to avoid “catastrophic” magnesium crunch China supplies the block with about 95% of the silvery-white metal used to make aluminum alloys for auto parts.
October 22, 2021 Shanghai aluminum at over 1-month low as coal prices drop China’s thermal coal futures plunged and turned in their worst week in five months, following Beijing’s strongest intervention in years to boost supply and cool runaway prices.
October 21, 2021 How metals and mining companies are adapting to a greener world Mining companies have the widest range of BNEF transition scores.
October 20, 2021 Rio Tinto to spend $7.5bn by 2030 to meet Scope 1 and 2 emissions targets The company has said it will double its growth capex to about $3 billion a year from 2023.
October 19, 2021 Global shortage of magnesium could cripple car industry Germany’s association of metals producers warned that current magnesium inventories in Europe will be exhausted by the end of November 2021.
October 18, 2021 Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
