March 14, 2022 Musk says Tesla, SpaceX face ‘significant’ inflationary pressure Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in prices of metals used in cars - from aluminum in the bodywork to palladium in catalytic converters to the high-grade…
March 13, 2022 China seeks to cut reliance on coal imports with mining boom The nation’s top economic planner told officials from major mining regions that it wants to boost domestic production capacity by about 300 million tonnes.
March 11, 2022 Nickel chaos resounds from stainless steel to electric vehicles Chinese producers of nickel sulfate used in EV batteries stopped offering product due to the lack of price visibility.
March 11, 2022 GRAPH: Copper price has far to fall as Chinese growth tumbles Copper prices near records can't stay aloft as growth in China slumps to just 2.5% in 2022, argues new report.
March 10, 2022 Tycoon behind nickel’s big short has power to fuel more drama Massive short positions held by Tsingshan have gone disastrously awry over the past few days.
March 10, 2022 Iron ore price retreats while BofA sees risk of market deficit in 2022 Bank of America said prices at $150 a tonne are justifiable at present.
March 10, 2022 Nickel, the devil’s metal with a history of bad behaviour The global nickel market is in a pricing black-out, writes Andy Home.
March 10, 2022 How ‘leaky waves’ from ambient noise can reveal what lies underneath earth’s surface Researchers have improved the way of studying the geologic structures beneath earth's surface by using ambient noise.
March 9, 2022 Nickel price spike “purely financial” but Tsingshan effect could linger Nickel price plunges in Shanghai following historic short squeeze on Chinese stainless steel giant in London.
March 8, 2022 China’s coal mine safety problem is back at the worst time A spate of deadly coal mining accidents to start the year is raising the specter of output-dampening safety checks in China just as global supply is tightening.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
