May 13, 2022 Column: China lifts metals exports as Western supply chains buckle The current highly unusual flow of Chinese unwrought aluminum to Europe attests to the extreme dislocation in global supply chains, writes Andy Home.
May 13, 2022 Aluminum price rises on low supply as base metals end fear-filled week “Overall in the short term, industrial metals will still remain under heavy pressure,” said the ING Bank.
May 12, 2022 Copper price hits 8-month low on slowdown fears "Demand hopes have given way to demand concerns," said Commerzbank analyst Daniel Briesemann.
May 12, 2022 Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index In addition to ESG risks linked to its extraction, cobalt is at the top of the list because only two countries are in charge of producing and refining the battery…
May 11, 2022 Covid-19 outbreak hobbles Chinese demand for cobalt, nickel, lithium Parts of the new-energy sector concentrated in the Yangtze Delta and southeastern China had been affected severely.
May 11, 2022 Copper price recovers as China covid cases ease Shanghai said half the city had achieved “zero-COVID” status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in place under a national policy.
May 10, 2022 Chinese miners and battery makers team up in rush for lithium “Much of the new developments involve smaller players in China looking to secure resource supply overseas," BloombergNEF analyst says.
May 10, 2022 Iron ore price at near 4-month low on interest rate, demand concerns The US Federal Reserve approved a half-a-point interest rate hike, leading to a significant decline in commodities prices denominated in US dollars.
May 10, 2022 Column: Bear funds flex muscles on copper as macro outlook darkens Hedge funds are turning increasingly bearish on the copper market, writes Andy Home.
May 10, 2022 Demand headwinds push aluminum price to five-month low Worries about output cuts in Europe because of high power costs are expected to provide some support.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
