March 15, 2022 Gravity-defying lithium price rally continues with “little relief in sight” Chinese lithium prices double again in 2022, Benchmark’s mid-March assessment shows with seasonal restart of domestic brine supply unlikely to counter growing deficits.
March 15, 2022 Iron ore price drops as covid-19 outbreaks in China dim growth outlook China has reported more local symptomatic covid-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021.
March 15, 2022 Aluminum price leads metals lower as China lockdowns threaten economy The European Union excluded aluminum, copper and nickel from its latest set of trade restrictions on Russia.
March 15, 2022 New coal mine projects seen swelling global methane emissions by a fifth China, the world's biggest coal producer, is responsible for 73% of the world's mine methane.
March 14, 2022 China’s Jan-Feb coal output jumps 10.3% for winter heating The world's biggest coal miner and consumer produced 686.6 million tonnes of the dirty fossil fuel during January-February period.
March 14, 2022 Nickel tycoon closes in on JPMorgan-led loan to backstop short Under the deal being discussed, the roughly 10 banks that were Xiang Guangda’s counterparts for his nickel bet would extend enough credit to cover his mark-to-market losses.
March 14, 2022 Copper price falls on demand concerns in China "Market sentiment is bearish as supplies are starting to ramp up."
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.
Lilac signs 10-year deal with Traxys to supply lithium from Utah project Traxys will buy 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate over the period, representing 100% of the project's Phase 1 output. January 12, 2026 | 10:51 am
