December 20, 2022

Column: Commodity forecasts are absurd, but China is key as Ukraine fades

While 2022 has largely been a story of the necessity of fossil fuels, it's likely that the surging prices accelerate the drive to renewable energies.

December 20, 2022

Falling inventories boost aluminum price but surpluses lie ahead

Rising covid cases in China and expectations of surplus supply next year limited gains.

December 20, 2022

Column: Zinc stocks at historic lows after a year of smelter woes

Where has all the zinc gone?

December 19, 2022

Australia expects sharp lithium price pullback in 2024

Record spot prices will lift contract values for lithium miners next year but a surge in production to over 1 million tonnes by 2024 will put downward pressure on prices,…

December 19, 2022

Electric vehicle production set to surge in 2023 despite low sales

Starting next year, a wave of new electric vehicles from pickup trucks to middle market SUVs and sedans will hit the world's major markets.

December 19, 2022

Iron ore price retreats on surging China covid cases

China is in the first of an expected three waves of covid cases this winter.

December 19, 2022

China Nov aluminum imports fall amid rising domestic supply

China's aluminum imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic supply.

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.