March 15, 2023

Philippine miners not keen on Indonesia nickel alliance plan

Indonesia’s nickel plan is part of President Joko Widodo’s goal of adding more value domestically and becoming a key part of the battery supply chain.

March 15, 2023

Vale weighs IPO of metals unit after sale of 10% stake

The company has approached Mark Cutifani about becoming chair of the base metals business

March 15, 2023

Indonesia nickel miner plans up to $647 million IPO

PT Trimegah Bangun Persada IPO would be Southeast Asia's biggest IPO so far this year.

March 14, 2023

China to step up deep sea mining efforts

Chinese state shipbuilding company says mining the seabed will help the country reduce “heavy reliance on foreign suppliers” of critical minerals.

March 14, 2023

Japan, Canada in talks over collaboration in battery metals supply chain

Batteries are key for Japan as it strives for carbon neutrality by 2050.

March 14, 2023

Harita Nickel to soon kick off $650 million Indonesian IPO

The nickel industry sits at the heart of President Joko Widodo’s vision of developing an electric-vehicle supply chain onshore.

March 13, 2023

Trafigura’s head of metals operations to leave in restructuring

Svetlana Kabanova, who ran operations for Trafigura’s metals trading unit, is leaving the company.

March 13, 2023

Nornickel board rejects Rusal proposal to replace chairman

Rusal had proposed replacing current chairman Andrei Bugrov with independent director.

March 10, 2023

CATL smashes profit estimate as EV sales soar

CATL commanded a 37% share of the global market for EV batteries in 2022.

March 10, 2023

US, EU agree to start talks on critical minerals amid trade tensions

Biden and von der Leyen are meeting against a backdrop of European complaints that US subsidies will divert investment away from Europe.