February 6, 2022 Turkey lifts ban on importing scrap metal from Lebanon The Turkish decision will secure $100 million of "fresh dollars" annually for Lebanon.
February 3, 2022 China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home.
February 3, 2022 How an aluminum product is helping scientists better understand the Big Bang Alumina has been used to make a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.
February 1, 2022 Analysts expect scorching base metals rally to cool Market balances are expected to shift from supply deficit towards surplus in 2023 as production recovers and demand cools, Andy Home says.
January 27, 2022 How Latin America wastes billions of dollars worth of valuable metals E-waste generated in Latin America in 2019 contained valuable metals representing a total value of roughly $1.7 billion of secondary raw materials.
January 24, 2022 Power problems take a toll on global aluminum output Europe's lengthening list of smelter casualties is a warning sign that power availability poses a fundamental challenge for the aluminum industry globally, writes Andy Home.
January 23, 2022 Saudi’s state-controlled miner names fourth CEO in two years Robert Wilt, a former Alcoa Corp. exec who was most recently CEO of one of Canada’s largest food companies, will lead Saudi Arabian Mining Co.
January 18, 2022 Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.
January 17, 2022 Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
January 12, 2022 Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am