February 3, 2022 How an aluminum product is helping scientists better understand the Big Bang Alumina has been used to make a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.
February 2, 2022 Former Kazatomprom chief named Kazakh central bank governor In a broader reshuffle after January's deadly unrest, Galymzhan Pirmatov was named governor of the Central Asian nation's central bank.
February 1, 2022 Japan sparks feud with South Korea over 400-year-old gold mine Japan’s cabinet decided Tuesday the government would seek a Unesco World Heritage List designation for the mine on the island of Sado.
February 1, 2022 The squeeze in the nickel market is getting worse While the squeeze last month was focused on near-dated contracts, in recent days it has spread through the curve.
February 1, 2022 India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current high prices translate into demand destruction, writes Clyde Russell.
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 31, 2022 Infinity Logistics to buy Glencore’s warehousing operation for $177m Switzerland-based Access World handles about 20 million tonnes of commodity products a year, including oil and gas and industrial metals.
January 30, 2022 Vulcan inks binding lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Energy Vulcan, which aims to produce lithium hydroxide from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley, has already inked supply deals with Volkswagen and Stellantis among others.
January 30, 2022 Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.
January 30, 2022 Mechanism that promotes record high hydride ion conductivity advances hydrogen storage systems An element commonly classified as rare earth is being used to advance energy storage systems.
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
