August 17, 2022

Nyrstar’s shut Dutch smelter invigorates zinc bulls

Nyrstar's decision to close the Budel smelter drove zinc on the LME to $3,819 a tonne on Tuesday, the highest since June 9.

August 17, 2022

Shanghai zinc, aluminum prices rally on supply concerns

The jump follows a surge in zinc price the prior day after Nyrstar said it would put its zinc smelting operations at Budel on care and maintenance.

August 16, 2022

Zinc price hits two-month high as Nyrstar halts production

Budel smelter in the Netherlands will be put on care and maintenance from September 1 until further notice.

August 16, 2022

Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries

Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries.

August 15, 2022

Lundin weighs sale of $1 billion copper-zinc mine in Portugal

The Neves-Corvo mine produced 7,867 tonnes of copper and 20,647 tonnes of zinc in the April-June period this year.

August 12, 2022

Sky-high energy costs to fan fire under aluminum and zinc prices

Smelter closures in Europe could cut aluminum capacity by 750,000 tonnes and zinc output by 150,000 tonnes this winter.

August 9, 2022

Hudbay Minerals reaffirms 2022 guidance as production, costs improve in Q2

On the financial front, Hudbay recorded net earnings of $32.1 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with $63.8 million in Q1 2022.

August 9, 2022

Column: Glencore’s smelter warning galvanizes the zinc price

What looked like a seasonal power price spike when Russia invaded Ukraine has now morphed into structurally higher pricing, writes Andy Home.

August 4, 2022

Zinc price highest since March as energy crunch threatens smelters

Glencore warned that Europe’s energy crisis poses a substantial threat to supply.

July 31, 2022

Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features

Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.