October 7, 2022 Japanese aluminum buyers negotiate 33% drop in Q4 premiums The figure is lower than the $148 per tonne paid in the July-September quarter and marks a fourth consecutive quarterly drop.
October 7, 2022 Tycoon faces key vote for plan to tap Vedanta cash reserves The group’s rapid expansion including acquisitions of metal companies has left it with an $11.7 billion debt load as of March.
October 7, 2022 Pan Pacific plans 18.9% increase in second-half copper output Japan's biggest copper supplier plans to produce 303,300 tonnes of refined copper in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.
October 7, 2022 Material degradation inside Li-ion batteries finally understood A Korean research team has succeeded in the real-time observation of the expansion and deterioration of the anode material within Li-ion batteries.
October 5, 2022 The Top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2022 Despite efforts from the United States and Europe to increase the domestic production of batteries, the market is still dominated by Asian suppliers.
October 4, 2022 Australia could grab 20% of the world’s lithium refining by 2027 Several companies are building refineries in Australia that would turn locally-mined lithium ore into battery-grade chemicals.
October 3, 2022 India’s platinum imports jump to a record high as gold refiners take advantage of tax change Refiners imported a large amount of gold containing platinum but registered the purchases with customs as a platinum alloy to avoid paying higher duties.
October 3, 2022 Mitsui Mining expects H2 zinc output to rise 0.2% Japan's biggest zinc smelter plans to produce 110,800 tonnes of refined zinc in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.
October 2, 2022 Biblical copper mines’ environmental impacts last to this day The ancient copper industry at Israel’s Timna Valley was not managed in a sustainable manner.
September 29, 2022 Digital gold firm plans metal leasing for India’s jewelers World Gold Council-backed SafeGold wants jewelers to be able to borrow metal owned by some of its 14 million active users and sitting idle in vaults.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
