April 6, 2022 220-year chart shows “no evidence” green energy transition is underway It took 70 years for oil and gas to take 50% of the global primary energy market from coal. Today renewables can't even match incremental growth in demand.
April 6, 2022 China iron ore price surges to highest since August on improving consumption With expectations that China will stabilise its economy and stimulate the real estate sector, iron ore demand is seen to be rising, analysts with Huatai Futures wrote in a note.
April 5, 2022 Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023.
April 4, 2022 Copper price up despite China demand concerns "The lockdown in China has already led to a slowdown in the domestic movement of base metals," said ANZ.
April 4, 2022 China lifts aluminum exports as Western production slides Europe and the US need more aluminum. China, it seems, is going to supply it, writes Andy Home.
April 4, 2022 The battery metal really worrying China is lithium, not nickel Lithium carbonate in China jumped about 472% from a low last June to a record high on March 15.
April 1, 2022 Copper price down as China’s factory activity slumps Manufacturing conditions in China deteriorated in March amid the Ukraine crisis and a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases.
April 1, 2022 New thermal management network aims to make Li-ion batteries safer A 3D, thermally-conductive boron nitride network greatly improves thermal conductivity compared to random distribution in lithium-ion batteries.
March 31, 2022 China economic activity gauge falls to 2nd lowest on record in March Copper prices comfortably above $10,000 and iron ore prices at 7-month highs continue to defy predictions as Chinese PMIs drop into contraction territory.
March 31, 2022 US senator ‘worried’ about Chinese stake in MP Materials "It kind of disturbs me to know that there's a big Chinese interest there" Senator Lisa Murkowski said.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
