August 26, 2022

China’s reliance on foreign battery metals poses a challenge – industry

China's output of the main battery cathode materials nearly doubled in 2021.

August 25, 2022

Iron ore price rises as Chinese steel mills ramp up output

China's move to support its economy, including funding support for infrastructure projects, also boosted sentiment.

August 24, 2022

Aluminum price climbs on supply snags, but grim demand outlook weighs

Around 1 million tonnes of aluminum capacity has been taken offline in Europe.

August 23, 2022

Iron ore price rises as China cuts lending benchmarks

China’s property market crisis is testing whether central bank Governor Yi Gang can stick to his stimulus-lite strategy.

August 23, 2022

Two charts show copper price drop may have been overdone  

Copper is China's only growing commodity import in 2022 as the country’s inventories drop 60% in a year and worldwide stocks decline to just 3.5 days consumption. 

August 23, 2022

CATL profit surges as battery giant moves on from tough quarter

CATL’s Shenzhen-listed shares have gained about 50% since a low in May as the company ramps up global capacity.

August 23, 2022

China lithium prices near record as power cuts squeeze market

Sichuan, home to more than a fifth of China’s lithium production, extended industrial power cuts this week.

August 23, 2022

Electric car battery bottlenecks have a way of being worked out

Amid all the excitement about battery metal demand, prices for cobalt have plunged 40% from their highs earlier this year.

August 22, 2022

Copper price down on manufacturing slowdown in China

Also weighing on industrial metals are aggressive increases in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.

August 22, 2022

China boosts spending on Russian energy to $35 billion since war

Purchases of crude, oil products, gas and coal rose to $35 billion since the war in Ukraine began, from about $20 billion a year earlier.