August 2, 2024

Column: New horizons but same old problems for LME warehousing

The Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah is the exchange's first new listing since Amsterdam in 2018.

July 30, 2024

Rio Tinto half-year profit meets estimates, expects good demand in China

The world's largest iron ore producer reported underlying earnings of $5.8 billion for the six months.

July 30, 2024

Vedanta gets secured creditors’ nod for demerger

Vedanta launched the overhaul to carve up its business into six separate businesses.

July 28, 2024

Building the market for sustainable metals

The first generation of metals produced with little or no carbon emissions is headed to market.

July 21, 2024

South32 tumbles after $818 million alumina, nickel writedown

Copper production for the three months to June 30 also fell 14% from the year before.

July 16, 2024

Copper market’s biggest whale fuels speculation of a major shift

The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp. of China, has slowed its purchases of copper wire this year.

July 9, 2024

China’s Plenum promises cues for commodity bulls and bears

There’s a view that China is likely to provide more support for its economic recovery.

July 8, 2024

Chinese alumina producers increase output after surge in prices

Alumina prices have climbed more than 40% this year.

July 8, 2024

China issues draft rules to allow more recycled copper, aluminum imports

China has been looking to raise the usage of recycled metals as part of an efforts to lower carbon emission.

July 5, 2024

Which critical minerals will be crucial for the AI boom?

Semiconductors have been likened to the ‘picks and shovels’ of the AI boom.