May 16, 2023 LME fights to regain trust after last year’s nickel crisis The LME has made a number of changes to its rules since the crisis.
May 15, 2023 Korea’s battery makers embrace LFP cells as China strides ahead South Korea’s battery giants have to date mainly focused on nickel cells and largely neglected research into iron-based cells.
May 15, 2023 Ivanhoe Electric sets up JV with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The 50/50 joint venture will explore for metals considered key for the world’s energy transition in the Middle eastern country.
May 12, 2023 LME to require warehouses to feel their nickel bags after heist The tests include using magnets and metal detectors to ensure that the bags do in fact contain metal, and a so-called “touch inspection”.
May 11, 2023 China’s GEM to build a $500m joint nickel project in Indonesia The project, sited in Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, will produce 20,000 tonnes per year of nickel.
May 10, 2023 Rio Tinto to co-fund Finnish solution to recover critical minerals, metals from mine wastewater Weeefiner and Sensmet are developing a solution that will be able to provide water treatment to end-of-life mining sites and selectively recover critical minerals and rare earth metals.
May 9, 2023 Glencore to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant It has partnered up with Canada’s Li-Cycle to convert an old lead refinery in Italy into a facility to recover key metals from batteries.
May 5, 2023 New Zealand to review risk and benefits of seabed mining Seabed mining is allowed in New Zealand but it has to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
May 4, 2023 Cutifani eyes IPO for Vale’s base metals business The incoming chair of Vale's newly created base metals business said he wants to focus on margins and marketing.
May 3, 2023 Wyloo extends deadline for Mincor takeover bid The offer by Wyloo Metals, owned by Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, now expires on May 22, by close of trading on the ASX.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
