June 19, 2025 World’s most profitable nickel plants face cost challenge The price of sulfur, a chemical used to produce acid, has more than tripled in price over the past year.
June 19, 2025 JX Advanced Metals to cut copper output and boost recycling The company owns 48% of Pan Pacific Copper Co., the biggest producer in Japan.
June 19, 2025 ArcelorMittal in talks over sale of Bosnia steel mill and iron ore mine The Zenica steel mill reported losses of 276.3 million Bosnian marka ($162.6 million) in 2023 and 2024.
June 18, 2025 Future low-carbon materials projects need $1.6 trillion in funding, report says In the metals sector, steel needs 90 projects to be financed by 2030 to meet net-zero goals, while aluminum needs 165.
June 18, 2025 Malaysian firm to explore rare earth mining Berjaya Land has signed a memorandum of understanding with Impianan Utara to undertake the project.
June 18, 2025 Nippon Steel completes $14.9B US Steel takeover The deal grants US government veto powers in rare foreign acquisition arrangement.
June 18, 2025 Indonesia plans to punish nickel park for alleged breaches Environmental violations have been found at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, according to the Ministry of Environment.
June 18, 2025 India’s new copper plant finally starts amid ore shortage The 500,000-ton-a-year Kutch Copper plant in Gujarat is part of a copper-producing complex that Adani is building.
June 18, 2025 Retired coal mines can give a boost to solar energy — report Abandoned coal mines from this decade could host 288 GW of solar panels, surpassing Germany's total power plants on unused land.
June 17, 2025 Vale Base Metals head says unit aims to be IPO-ready by 2027 Selling shares in base metals division would help finance an ambitious plan to spend as much as $30 billion to boost production capacity.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
