December 20, 2022

Column: Commodity forecasts are absurd, but China is key as Ukraine fades

While 2022 has largely been a story of the necessity of fossil fuels, it's likely that the surging prices accelerate the drive to renewable energies.

December 20, 2022

Nornickel mulls cutting output by 10% next year

The war in Ukraine has impacted the miner by disrupting logistics, insurance and shipping.

December 19, 2022

Canada Nickel acquires former Texmont nickel mine

The historic mine is situated between the company’s Deloro and Sothman properties south of Timmins, Ontario.

December 19, 2022

Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days

Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday.

December 19, 2022

Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezes

Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.

December 16, 2022

Hedge funds say they lost $95 million in LME nickel crisis

A group of hedge funds led by AQR Capital Management on Friday applied to force LME to hand over information relating to two key phone calls.

December 15, 2022

US sanctions Russia’s richest tycoon, Nornickel boss Potanin

The action against Potanin was part of a broader sanctions package the Treasury Department rolled out Thursday.

December 14, 2022

US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plant

Redwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials campus in Ridgefield.

December 14, 2022

Global nickel market surplus dips to 15,200 tonnes in Oct – INSG

During the first 10 months of the year, the global market was in a surplus of 78,300 tonnes compared with a deficit of 163,600 tonnes in the same period of…

December 14, 2022

Tesla isn’t having the epic end to the year Elon Musk predicted

The ebullient outlook the CEO offered during the carmaker’s last earnings call has given way to price and production cuts in China.