May 20, 2012 Global, Indian, Spain, Iran refined copper production rises in Q1: WBMS Global refined copper production rose by 3% year-on-year to 4.95 million tons in the first quarter (Q1) of this year with significant increase in Spain, Iran and India, as per…
May 20, 2012 China may surpass India as biggest gold market, WGC says Gold demand in China may surge as much as 30 percent this year as rising incomes boost consumption, helping the country topple as the world's largest bullion market on an…
May 20, 2012 Tata Steel forecasts improved demand amid European woes India's Tata Steel forecast improving global demand in spite of European woes, as the world's No.7 steelmaker reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit after being squeezed by weak prices,…
May 20, 2012 Indian coal supply gap may widen after state-owned CIL exits foreign acquisition vehicle India could have trouble closing a shortfall in the supply of coal, after the world's largest coal company pulled out of a consortium to help India buy overseas coal reserves,…
May 20, 2012 Throwing BRICS into the fire of gold and silver investment demand Despite ongoing pressure from the United States for China to join its sanctions against Iran due to concerns over the Islamic country’s nuclear program, an Iranian diplomat recently revealed that…
May 20, 2012 Al Rajhi eyes RM100m in gold sales AL Rajhi Bank Malaysia, which introduced its gold investment product last year, is targeting sales of close to RM100 million worth of gold this year.
May 20, 2012 MMTC inks supply pacts with Japanese, South Korean steel companies State-owned trading giant MMTC has inked pacts with Japanese and South Korean steel companies including Posco, to supply 2.8 million tonnes of iron ore annually for a period of three…
May 19, 2012 Adani Australia head quits amid $11 bln coal project delay The Australian head of Adani Enterprises quit this week amid delays in getting approval for the Indian company's A$10.9 billion ($10.9 billion) coal and rail projects in Queensland.
May 18, 2012 China’s rare earth quotas are a joke. 74% of oxides never left port this year Chinese authorities added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance this week but it is something of a meaningless exercise because during the first quarter China only exported 26.3% of…
May 18, 2012 India the next China? Don’t bet on it, says BHP Michael Pascoe, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, hits on a little-reported theme gleaned from remarks by BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser this week in Sydney.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
