April 19, 2023 Column: China’s loss of import appetite damps copper’s bull fires This week's CESCO copper conference in Chile has not been short of bullish soundbites.
April 19, 2023 China to speed up iron ore projects to secure domestic supply China's annual iron ore output is set to hit an eight-year high of 290 million tonnes in 2023.
April 19, 2023 CATL says new super strong battery may power electric flight The battery, which loads more power into a smaller package, has an energy density of 500 watt-hours per kilogram.
April 19, 2023 China’s Huayou seeks to build nickel ore processing plant in Philippines The Philippines has 34 operating nickel mines and ships most of its raw nickel ore to China and some to Japan.
April 18, 2023 Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% year on year in the first three months of 2023, beating analyst expectations of 4% growth.
April 18, 2023 Column: Tin spooked by threat of supply disruption in Myanmar All mining and processing activities will be "suspended" from the start of August to preserve the remaining national resource.
April 18, 2023 Graphic: Hefty shortages to help buoy aluminum prices this year Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.
April 17, 2023 Lithium in China may be bottoming as low margins hit producers Benchmark Minerals said in a report that the price correction in China is "not emblematic of the entire market.”
April 14, 2023 Critical minerals take central stage in US-China rivalry Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the world’s two superpowers.
April 14, 2023 Copper price is rallying but China stimulus could be “phantom tailwind” Recent stimulus in China, consumer of half the world's copper, is the weakest in 20 years relative to the size of its economy -- report.
Key Chinese Rio Tinto shareholder backs Glencore bid to gain copper access Chinalco is already in talks with authorities and is expected to back the ambitious tie-up, Bloomberg sources said. January 19, 2026 | 07:36 am
