November 12, 2018 Rio Tinto sells Kitimat wharf to LNG Canada for $576 million LNG Canada is a joint venture of Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi and Kogas.
November 10, 2018 Brazil’s Votorantim profit falls despite higher revenues Meanwhile, Nexa Resources, a unit of Votorantim, has just approved a $392 million capital expenditure in a zinc mining project in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
November 8, 2018 Abundant aluminium stocks and low prices conceal tight market Aluminium is a metal key for the transport and packaging industries but at current prices about 40% of the world's aluminium production is losing money.
November 8, 2018 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal cuts FY profit forecast on lower metal prices Sumitomo Metal cut its full-year forecast, blaming lower-than-expected metal prices amid the U.S.-Sino trade spat, and reduced nickel output.
November 8, 2018 Australia state to roll out new mine rehabilitation rules Queensland state is set to unveil proposed resource regulations that will require miners to pay into an "insurance fund" for the remediation of old mines.
November 7, 2018 China’s booming alumina exports held steady in October – Chalco president China this year has been exporting unusually high volumes of alumina, a substance used to make aluminium.
November 6, 2018 China’s industrial heartland Shandong to overhaul energy intensive industries As part of a new plan to overhaul energy intensive industries, Shandong province is planning to consolidate dozens of small refineries and build mega-petrochemical complexes.
November 1, 2018 Every US metal producer is down for 2018, despite tariffs Companies in metals and mining have been hit especially hard amid concern that the rising trade frictions from the tariffs have helped crimp economic growth.
November 1, 2018 Japan aluminium roller UACJ removes Rusal from 2019 suppliers list-president Japan's top aluminium rolling company is removing Rusal from its suppliers list for next year due to uncertainty over U.S. sanctions.
October 30, 2018 Aluminum products maker Arconic’s profit beats on strong aero parts demand Higher demand for aluminum parts in airplanes yields a better-than-expected quarterly profit.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
