May 7, 2019 Indonesia chases manufacturing hub dream as commodities wither Indonesia plans to open up more sectors to foreign investors and reboot its stringent labor laws to become a regional manufacturing powerhouse rivaling Germany and South Korea.
May 6, 2019 US senate introduces new bill to boost domestic battery minerals supply The new legislation goes further than ever before, looking at not only the domestic mineral resources but the supply chains that refine the raw materials for electric vehicles.
May 6, 2019 Faltering metals get check-up as industry gathers in Hong Kong Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.
May 6, 2019 Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
May 6, 2019 Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals’ copper project Coalition has gone to court challenging a Trump administration’s decision that opened the door to Twin Metals’ copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area of Minnesota.
May 3, 2019 Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-June Australian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 8,500 of cobalt sulphate a year, making it a sizeable producer of the materials used in lithium batteries for…
May 1, 2019 World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50 million, to be deployed over a 5-year timeframe.
May 1, 2019 Australia’s St George Mining in talks with Chinese battery maker The interest from the Chinese company underscores the massive appetite for minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries.
May 1, 2019 INFOGRAPHIC: Metals and minerals used in renewable power generation Global demand for strategic minerals like lithium, graphite and nickel will skyrocket by 965%, 383% and 108% respectively by 2050, according to the World Bank’s updated 2018 projections.
April 30, 2019 US has battery problem in race for electric car supremacy But with demand for lithium set to boom from above 300,000 tons a year to a million tons by 2025, mining companies need to grow fast and they prefer to…
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
