February 10, 2022

Indonesia suspends operations of more than 1,000 miners

President Joko Widodo last month revoked the permits of more than 2,000 companies due to poor compliance.

February 9, 2022

ITA appoints new CEO to deliver future vision for the tin industry

Helen Prins joins ITA from Shell, where she has held sustainability roles for over 20 years.

February 3, 2022

China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports

Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home.

February 1, 2022

Analysts expect scorching base metals rally to cool

Market balances are expected to shift from supply deficit towards surplus in 2023 as production recovers and demand cools, Andy Home says.

January 27, 2022

Supply-chain fragility sends tin price soaring to new highs

This should be the year that the supply chain starts to heal but it could be a slow and painful process, writes Andy Home.

January 24, 2022

Chart: How metals prices performed in 2021

Looking back on what gave investors strong returns in 2021, it was the year of industrial and energy metals.

January 20, 2022

Indonesia working to fix delays on tin export permits, minister says

Benchmark tin prices on the London Metal Exchange have hit record highs this week.

January 4, 2022

Tin price outlook dims in 2022 – report

Growing demand should promote investments in tin production, resulting in a slight price decrease.

December 31, 2021

Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.

December 21, 2021

A year of walking on the wild side for industrial metals

Turbulence is in the very nature of commodities markets, but this has been a year like no other, writes Andy Home.