August 2, 2023 Over 20m tonnes of copper demand could be destroyed through 2030 New research lays out scope of substitution and thrifting of copper as automakers and other manufacturers find ways to head off a supply crunch.
August 2, 2023 Weak China manufacturing, lack of stimulus push copper prices down China’s manufacturing activity dropped for a fourth consecutive month in July.
August 2, 2023 Column: China’s weak PMI means good news for commodities, for now China’s manufacturing activity dropped for a fourth consecutive month in July.
August 2, 2023 World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition Refining rare earths for the green energy transition is hard. Just ask MP Materials and Lynas.
August 1, 2023 Huge Chinese state iron ore buyer still an unknown quantity The firm that’s poised to upend the $160 billion global trade in the steel-making staple still doesn’t have a website, or any public contacts.
August 1, 2023 China’s metals and mining investment overseas to hit record in 2023 – report Chinese investments and new contracts in the metals and mining sector topped $10 billion during the first half of 2023, a 131% growth year-on-year.
August 1, 2023 Chinese investment in coal-based steel mills still running hot Steelmakers received approvals from provincial authorities to invest about $100 billion in new coal-based mills over the past two-and-a-half years.
August 1, 2023 Lithium Americas shareholders approve split The new Lithium Americas will own the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, while Lithium Argentina will focus on the assets held in the South American country.
July 31, 2023 SRG shareholder hopes Chinese investment will fast track company’s graphite development Earlier this month, C-ONE, a private anode materials company based in China, announced that it plans to invest $12.7 million into SRG.
July 31, 2023 In the race to mine the seabed, China takes a hard line China holds five mining contracts, the most of any country.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
