May 31, 2018

Need junk? Scrap-metal dealers hunting users after China ban

In early May, China implemented a 30-day ban on all scrap-copper imports, part of wider limits on all sorts of imported waste.

May 31, 2018

US allies hit back at Washington’s steel, aluminum tariffs

The US on Thursday said it will impose tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the EU, reigniting fears of a global trade war.

May 29, 2018

Ivorian miner seeks $375m bauxite venture with Sumitomo

Neighboring Guinea is now China’s largest supplier of bauxite after overtaking Australia in 2017.

May 28, 2018

Billionaire’s battered miner may face investor, political unrest

A combination of bad news across its operating industries has made Vedanta one of the biggest losers this year among the 10-member S&P BSE India Metal Index.

May 28, 2018

China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform

It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step.

May 28, 2018

Chinalco closes gap on top aluminium producer Hongqiao via Yunnan deal

Yunnan Metallurgical Group, which controls Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd, will be merged into China Copper Co, a joint venture between Chinalco and the Yunnan provincial government.

May 27, 2018

Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost?

The United States Steel Corp is re-hiring or recruiting around 500 workers as it readies for production in mid-June at a blast furnace it idled in 2015.

May 25, 2018

Sanctioned tycoon Deripaska resigns as director of his firm Rusal

Deripaska is now actively preparing the next step: reducing his stake in En+, the group which controls Rusal.

May 25, 2018

Trump “victories” on trade are anything but

As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.

May 25, 2018

Agarwal wants to build Indian commodity giant to rival majors

Despite its insatiable appetite for materials, India is yet to impose itself among the mining heavyweights like Australia, China or even the U.K.