LME launches new contracts with steel, alumina best placed to succeed
The new products range from hot rolled coil (HRC) steel to alumina, the raw material for aluminium, as well as cobalt, which is key for EV batteries.
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Dutch eye tax on heavy polluters to fund climate goals
In draft proposals, the government said it would introduce extra levies on CO2 emissions for different sectors to push companies to clean up their acts.
Battle lines drawn for London Metal Exchange
Away from the seminars and cocktail parties, metal producers, traders and users will meet behind closed doors to hammer out details of next year's contracts.
Asia Gold-India discounts widen; Bangladesh launches trade policy
Higher domestic prices dented demand for physical gold in India, prompting dealers to offer the biggest discounts in 3-1/2 months this week.
Hudbay doesn’t deny rumours of interest in Chile’s Mantos Copper
The Chilean miner has been seeking a buyer for all or part of itself to raise $1 billion to dig for copper and gold in two of its mines in the country's north.
Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM
The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .
Centamin drops more than 12 percent on second cut to annual output target
The miner now expects to produce 480,000 ounces of gold, down from a range of 505,000 to 515,000 ounces it estimated in May.
Guinea’s bauxite boom upending rural communities
Mining companies are upending rural communities and undermining air and water quality while government authorities fail to rein in abuses.
Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $109.77/T
The agreed price serves as an industry benchmark for supplies of seaborne thermal coal in Asia.
