August 4, 2022 Copper worth nearly half a billion dollars goes missing in China A group of companies is investigating why a commodities storage site is holding only one-third of the copper concentrate they were financing.
August 3, 2022 Iron ore price falls as property crisis threatens to drag down steel industry Almost a third of China’s steel mills could go into bankruptcy in a squeeze that’s likely to last five years, said the chairman of Hebei Jingye Steel Group.
August 2, 2022 Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, has been considering at least two locations in Mexico near the Texas border.
August 2, 2022 Copper price falls as Taiwan tensions spark risk-off selling US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening in defiance of Chinese threats.
August 2, 2022 Column: China steps up copper imports despite renewed slowdown China's micro indicators all suggest the country is running short of copper right now, writes Andy Home.
August 2, 2022 Glencore is cashing in on coal to dodge big mining’s slowdown Analysts are forecasting record profits and returns when Glencore reports on Thursday.
August 1, 2022 Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.
August 1, 2022 Tesla inks battery materials deals with two China suppliers The announcements come as major automakers look to scoop up battery metals in the face of a looming shortage.
August 1, 2022 CATL reshuffles management as billionaire executive exits CATL vice chairman and deputy general manager Huang Shilin is currently ranked 79th in Forbes Fortune List with a net worth of more than $20 billion.
July 31, 2022 Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
