October 15, 2018 Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.
October 12, 2018 Indonesia considering “safeguard” tariff on aluminium foil – WTO filing Indonesia said industry association APRALEX had applied for safeguard measures, which can be used to protect a country's producers.
October 12, 2018 Asia Gold-High prices deter buyers ahead of India festival season In the Indian market, gold futures this week touched their highest since July 2016 at 32,014 rupees per 10 grams.
October 12, 2018 Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian Gov’t leaves review team Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh, a long-standing critic of Lynas’ plant, offered to step down from the committee reviewing the facility following criticism that she would not be impartial.
October 11, 2018 Trafigura-backed copper miner Atalaya Mining seeks buyer Atalaya Mining produced 166,000 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2017 and has a market capitalization of 327 million pounds ($433 million).
October 10, 2018 Logistics woes drive Indian mills to buy iron ore overseas Steel mills in India are increasingly tapping the global market for iron ore as they find it difficult to transport the key raw material from local mines
October 9, 2018 Global coal mining industry sees compound annual growth The global coal mining market is growing, with a CAGR of close to 2% from 2018-2022.
October 9, 2018 Freeport CEO open to all options, even sale, after Grasberg Richard Adkerson says any strategic move is now possible, including acquisitions, partnerships, or even a sale of the entire company.
October 9, 2018 War on coal is heating up, but China is still the key The IPCC report highlights that coal now has its back very much against the wall, but equally that the real power for change lies in Beijing.
October 9, 2018 Thailand’s exit from gold to worsen regional underperformance Since shutting down of all gold mining and exploration activities in 2016, the country has been losing both tax revenue and investors, a new report shows.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
