December 19, 2022 Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezes Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.
December 16, 2022 World’s coal consumption set to breach new record this year Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time.
December 16, 2022 China’s new iron ore buyer sets off biggest shakeup in years A new state-owned company called China Mineral Resources Group is poised to become the world’s biggest iron ore buyer as soon as next year.
December 15, 2022 Lithium stocks fall as prices ease for the first time in 6 months Australia spodumene auction disappoints and Chinese lithium chemicals show weakness ahead of EV subsidy end.
December 15, 2022 Ford, CATL mull workaround for new US battery plant with US-China tensions high Michigan has emerged along with Virginia as a potential home of the multibillion-dollar facility.
December 15, 2022 Iron ore price hits six-month high as China plans more stimulus Chinese policymakers are aiming to boost the scale of consumption and investment, the official Xinhua news agency said.
December 15, 2022 Goldman says commodities will gain 43% in 2023 as supply shortages bite The bank sees copper jumping to $10,050 a tonne from around $8,400.
December 14, 2022 Germany entirely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials – study In the case of rare earths, Germany is more than 90% dependent on supplies from China.
December 13, 2022 China may extend state iron ore buying strategy to lithium If successful in iron ore, the mandate of China's new centralised state buyer could be extended to lithium, copper and bauxite.
December 13, 2022 Copper price rises as US inflation rate slows US inflation was 7.1% over the 12 months to the end of November, dropping from 7.7% in October.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
