October 17, 2024 Industrial metals slump as sentiment on China demand worsens Prices have faded as government briefings on the Chinese economic policy fell short of expectations.
October 16, 2024 World’s top two iron ore miners raise output even as China slows Rio’s third-quarter output edged up about 1% from a year earlier, while Brazil’s Vale beat estimates to churn out its highest volume since late-2018.
October 16, 2024 China to extend record aluminum output amid ample power National output is expected to rise 3% in the fourth quarter from a year ago to 11 million tons.
October 15, 2024 Copper prices hit three-week low on doubts over China’s pro-growth push A Reuters poll showed that China's economy will likely expand 4.8% in 2024, below the government's 5% target.
October 15, 2024 Iron ore price drops with leading miners to deliver production reports This week, BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale turn in their figures.
October 15, 2024 China to launch platinum, palladium futures in Q1, producers’ council says The contracts will be the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in China.
October 15, 2024 Column: China imports record amount of lead after Shanghai squeeze China's imports of refined lead surged in August with the country set to be a net importer of the battery metal for the first time since 2020.
October 15, 2024 Kazatomprom strikes large uranium sale deal with Chinese buyers The buyers are CNNC Overseas Limited and China National Uranium Corporation Limited.
October 14, 2024 China iron ore imports lifted by lower prices, demand hopes China, the world's largest iron ore consumer, brought in 104 million metric tons last month, the highest level since January.
October 14, 2024 China copper imports climb 15% on seasonal demand, brighter outlook "Buying emerged in the first two weeks when prices were relatively low," He Tianyu, a copper analyst at commodity research house CRU, said.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
