December 8, 2023

Bribery case snares man who held Trafigura’s secrets and purse strings

For years, one of the most powerful people in commodity trading has been a quietly accountant who is barely known outside his own company.

December 8, 2023

New Abaxx exchange to launch nickel sulphate futures in Q1 2024

A new Singapore-based commodities exchange plans to launch trading in the next few months.

December 7, 2023

Op-ed: Everyone loses as London’s High Court rules for LME in nickel case

What the Court has just confirmed is that anyone trading on the exchange is no longer standing on solid ground.

December 7, 2023

Lifezone Metals updates mineral resource for Kabanga nickel project

The project in Tanzania is believed to be one of the world's largest and highest grade undeveloped nickel sulphide deposits.

December 6, 2023

China metals firms see US rules unlikely to upend supply chains

Rules for battery components should apply from 2024, while critical minerals will be covered from 2025.

December 6, 2023

Trafigura targeted by US and Swiss over corruption

The company faces charges for allegedly bribing officials in Angola and has also revealed a US probe into "improper payments" in Brazil.

December 5, 2023

Trafigura staff tried to hide nickel ‘red flags,’ Gupta says

The revelation is the latest twist in a case that has shocked the commodity trading world.

December 5, 2023

Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities from receiving any of the generous tax credits available for investing in the US EV supply chain.

December 5, 2023

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.

December 4, 2023

Dutch court orders Greenpeace off deep-sea mining vessel amid disputed ocean study

The CEO says the company is aware that the world’s eyes are on them.