May 1, 2025

US Commerce Department launches steel and aluminum ‘inclusions process’

The action follows proclamations by President Donald Trump to establish a mechanism for expanding the scope of steel and aluminum tariffs.

May 1, 2025

Pentagon’s AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply deals

Open Price Exploration for National Security AI metals program is an attempt to counter China's sweeping control of the critical minerals sector.

April 30, 2025

US, Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal

US officials said that the deal does not require Ukraine to repay past military aid, estimated in the billions of dollars.

April 30, 2025

Vedanta’s quarterly profit doubles on lower tax rate, higher commodity prices

Earlier this week, Vedanta's subsidiary Hindustan Zinc reported a higher fourth-quarter profit.

April 30, 2025

London Metal Exchange scraps OTC trade plan, to hike fees instead

The new proposals are designed to modernise the 148-year-old exchange.

April 25, 2025

Column: As China nears peak aluminum production, what next?

China's aluminum production juggernaut is finally running out of road as the country's output approaches the government's capacity limit.

April 23, 2025

LME explores producing price premia for sustainable metal

The exchange proposed sustainability criteria would include carbon footprint thresholds.

April 22, 2025

China alumina exports surge to seven-year high as surplus widens

Overseas sales of the raw material for smelting aluminum more than doubled from a year earlier to 300,000 tons, according to the latest Chinese customs data.

April 22, 2025

Mining billionaire Agarwal moves closer to breaking up his empire

The overhaul will allow the group to list each of its key businesses: aluminum, oil & gas, power, iron & steel, along with the publicly traded core company Vedanta.

April 21, 2025

US investor Cameron offers $5 billion for Kazakh mining giant ERG

ERG formed task force to explore Kazakhstan's rare earth deposits.