October 12, 2025 Column: Turbulent markets fuel LME’s recovery from nickel crisis Trading volumes are up, with nickel itself back to pre-crisis activity levels.
October 8, 2025 Kazakh Fincraft targets Canadian Tethys in strategic mining push Kazakh billionaire Rakishev, who leads Fincraft, eyes Tethys’ oil and gas assets to boost his group’s Central Asian nickel and coal portfolio.
October 7, 2025 Indonesia shortens validity of mining quotas to one year Quotas for 2025 remain valid but miners will need to re-apply for quotas previously issued for 2026 and 2027.
October 7, 2025 Sumitomo Metal forecasts global nickel market to stay in surplus in 2026 The surplus is projected at 256,000 metric tons in 2026, slightly below 263,000 tons this year.
October 6, 2025 Vale to buy back up to $3 billion in bonds The buyback could help Vale save on debt costs.
October 1, 2025 Column: Critical minerals are stuck between demand hopes and oversupply reality The caveat to long-term forecasts is that they are inherently risky as market dynamics can shift.
September 30, 2025 Momentum confirms its tech can produce commercial-grade battery materials at scale The company said it has consistently produced high-purity nickel, cobalt, and lithium streams from end-of-life batteries, with yields exceeding 90%.
September 30, 2025 Vale expands Onça Puma capacity by 60% The investment consolidates Onça Puma as Brazil’s largest ferronickel operation.
September 29, 2025 Glencore investors question strategy as copper bonanza eludes miner Glencore’s shares have dropped 30% in the past three years, lagging its closest peers.
September 24, 2025 Aurubis starts production at US copper recycling plant Production will include 70,000 tons of high-grade blister copper with purity of 98-99%.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
