November 13, 2024

China’s copper market needs more stimulus, says top importer

The copper market in China is at a critical juncture.

November 13, 2024

Uranium price to recover next year on shortage, Trump policy, Sprott CEO says

The heavy metal’s spot price fell to $76.56 per lb. this week, down from a 17-year high of $106 per lb. in February.

November 12, 2024

China should use more aluminum and recycled copper, industry says

China depends on overseas imports for 60% of its aluminum resources as opposed to 70% of its copper resources.

November 12, 2024

China’s copper production boom threatens to crowd out the rest of the world

The top consumer of copper globally is on track to produce about half the world’s refined metal this year after a frenzy of smelter construction to secure supplies crucial to…

November 12, 2024

PT Vale and China’s GEM partner for $1.4 billion Indonesian nickel plant

The plant will process nickel laterite ore from the Vale unit into 66,000 tons of mixed hydroxide precipitate annually.

November 12, 2024

Nornickel moves closer to deal for new copper plant in China

The plant would produce 500,000 tons of refined copper a year using concentrate shipped from Russia.

November 12, 2024

Ivanhoe’s Friedland says fears for China on US tariffs overblown

Trump has said he would impose duties of 60% on goods from China as part of his plan to build-up the manufacturing industry in the US.

November 11, 2024

Copper price, stocks are being hammered as Trump tariff, China worries mount

“Though commodities are often seen as an inflation hedge, in this instance – where inflation is neither driven by strong demand growth nor a negative commodity supply shock – they…

November 11, 2024

Column: Copper views Trump win through Chinese lens

Donald Trump's win has not sparked a repeat of the explosive copper rally which followed his unexpected victory in 2016.

November 11, 2024

Codelco offers copper to Chinese clients at a premium of $89/t

The copper premium, a fee on top of the London Metal Exchange prices charged to buyers, is a demand indicator for the metal widely used in power networks.