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.

November 11, 2024

Australian iron ore giants’ shares sink on disappointing China stimulus

Analysts at Citi last week forecast a grim near-term outlook for iron ore prices, expecting iron ore to average $85 per tonne in 2026.

November 10, 2024

Iron ore price drops back to $100 as China’s latest fix disappoints

Futures declined as much as 2% in Singapore after slumping on Friday, when the Chinese government unveiled a debt-swap plan.

November 10, 2024

China, Indonesia seal $10 billion in deals focused on green energy and tech

The countries agreed to enhance collaboration in sectors such as new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaics and the digital economy.