May 24, 2021 JSW Steel denies Liberty asset bid as mill plans India expansion India’s most valuable steelmaker is ruling out overseas acquisitions and is instead focusing firmly on its home market, with a $3.4 billion plan to sharply boost output.
May 24, 2021 Huayou, EVE Energy to start $2bn nickel-cobalt smelter in Indonesia Several other Chinese-backed nickel plants are under construction in Indonesia.
May 23, 2021 Commodity ‘supercycle’ a cue for Saudi state miner to cut debt The new CEO of Saudi Arabia Mining Co. has plans to halve the ratio of debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization over the next five years.
May 21, 2021 Centerra sues ex director over Kumtor mine expropriation Company alleges the new mine manager conspired to steal Kumtor while he was a director.
May 20, 2021 China’s largest jewellery retailer backs mined diamonds Partnership between diamond miners and Chow Tai Fook aims to boost demand for mined rocks in China, particularly among young consumers.
May 19, 2021 Asian commodities-linked stocks slide as China talks prices down Australian miner BHP Group Ltd. and Korean steelmaker Posco were among the biggest drags on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index on Thursday.
May 19, 2021 As banks shun coal, Vietnam emerges an unlikely solar champion Vietnam has seen a 100-fold increase in solar power over the last two years.
May 19, 2021 Mining copper tailings could answer supply deficits later this decade Copper miners are taking another look at extracting value from their waste rock dumps thanks to the record recent copper price rally and the application of new technology.
May 19, 2021 A paper company wants to make a wooden rival to car batteries Nippon Paper Industries is targeting new breakthroughs in the use of cellulose nanofibers, with the aim of creating supercapacitors that could store and release energy with vastly improved performance.
May 19, 2021 China’s Lygend starts milestone nickel project in Indonesia Company and its Indonesian partner Harita Group plan to build other projects on Obi island to make nickel sulphate.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
