June 28, 2021 Nornickel sees $500m hit from new export duties – RIA Russia has introduced temporary new export taxes for steel products, nickel, aluminum and copper.
June 25, 2021 Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes Moscow wants to protect its defence and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as prices for metals rise at a global level.
June 24, 2021 Baowu and Vale to invest in Indonesian nickel project Companies will make stainless steel raw material nickel pig iron in Sulawesi.
June 24, 2021 Indonesia drawing plans to restrict nickel pig iron, ferronickel smelters The country is currently the biggest producer of the two crude metals, and a restriction on more smelters coming online could hit Chinese stainless steel producers.
June 24, 2021 What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.
June 23, 2021 A mining startup’s rush for underwater metals comes with deep risks While seabed mining remains technologically and commercially unproven, rising demand for metals crucial to decarbonization are already unleashing a gold rush to the bottom of the sea.
June 23, 2021 Rusal to get $1.4bn from Nornickel share buyback Nornickel said on Wednesday it is buying 3.4% of its shares for $2 billion to compensate for a smaller recent dividend.
June 23, 2021 Brazil to ease licencing of newly listed strategic minerals projects The government has issued a list of specific metals which production aims to boost with its new policy for strategic minerals.
June 22, 2021 Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says The nickel and cobalt markets are facing similar supply deficits over the next few decades, Glasenberg says.
June 22, 2021 Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
