October 2, 2019

Rise of ethical investing, social license the top risks to miners

The mining and metals sector is facing greater scrutiny from end consumers, demanding a transparent, ethical supply chain.

October 1, 2019

Scientists working on improving aluminium batteries

Scientists believe aluminium batteries could eventually replace lithium-ion batteries or be complementary so that the latter are only used when strictly necessary.

September 24, 2019

Hydro CEO says economic clouds may dampen aluminium demand

Hydro until recently expected world aluminium demand excluding China to grow by up to 1% in 2019, but now instead forecasts a decline of 1-2%.

September 23, 2019

Rio Tinto now offering ASI certified aluminum across Canada

The certification provides independent verification that materials can be traced through a ‘chain of custody.’

September 18, 2019

Steel and base metals express divergent views on China — opinion

Industrial metals have fallen into two very distinct camps over the course of 2019.

September 17, 2019

China’s August zinc output at highest since December 2017 — stats bureau

Also, China's August alumina output rose 3.5% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes.

September 16, 2019

MIT engineers ‘hide’ $2m-diamond under world’s blackest black material

LJ West Diamonds gave them a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond to experiment with.

September 13, 2019

Sliding Japan premium confirms aluminium’s demand problem — opinion

A sharp fall in Japanese physical premiums for Q4 shipments is the latest sign that aluminium is not immune from the demand weakness that is sapping the industrial metals complex.

September 12, 2019

Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining

A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.

September 8, 2019

China’s copper imports, aluminium exports fall in August as slowdown bites

China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.