June 16, 2023 EV battery prices rise for the first time in 2023 Battery prices are particularly being impacted by lithium carbonate prices in China, which increased by 55% in May.
June 16, 2023 Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.
June 16, 2023 Column: Iron ore dances between China stimulus optimism and soft economic reality The spot price of iron ore has gyrated in recent weeks, driven by hopes for more stimulus from Beijing and concerns that the run of soft economic indicators is likely…
June 16, 2023 Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers, tech startups and entrenched mining giants.
June 16, 2023 Mineral Resources ends lithium deal with Ganfeng Company withdrew lithium production forecast for the Mt Marion mine and expects Wodgina's to be at the lower end of its forecast.
June 15, 2023 Battery storage installations to increase ten-fold by 2030 — report New battery storage capacity to surpass 400 GWh per year by 2030.
June 15, 2023 Chinese miners try livestream sales to shift coal glut With coal inventories at China's ports and power plants reaching record highs in recent weeks, some miners are getting more creative in their customer outreach.
June 15, 2023 In China’s lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost The city of Yichun is ground zero in the country's push to cut its reliance on imports of the metal for its battery industry.
June 13, 2023 Copper price rises as China’s rate cut raises stimulus hopes The central bank of China lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months to prop up its post-pandemic recovery.
June 13, 2023 China’s Yunnan set to boost power to aluminum smelters, sources say China's fourth biggest producing region for electrolytic aluminum, has required smelters to reduce production twice since last September.
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
