January 12, 2022

WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000

“We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."

January 12, 2022

Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries

Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.

January 12, 2022

EV industry moving in right direction to close gap with internal combustion engines – report

According to IDTechEx, electrification is inevitable as is the EV industry’s focus on environmentally friendlier materials and supply chains, and safer products.

January 12, 2022

Supply squeeze risks are pushing lithium price higher and higher

Lithium has burst into 2022 with a fresh price spike that hands electric-vehicle makers more warning of even sharper cost pressures to come.

January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 11, 2022

Iron ore price jumps on hopes of recovering steel production in China

"Expectation on resuming steel production and restocking demand before Chinese holidays could shore up iron ore prices," said Huatai Futures.

January 10, 2022

Nickel price hits highest in a month with inventories close to record lows

Refined nickel inventories in ShFE warehouses were last at 4,859 tonnes, close to a record low of 4,455 tonnes in August 2021.

January 9, 2022

Gold catalyst helps transform methane into methanol, acetic acid

Researchers produced methanol and acetic acid by reacting methane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst made from gold and the zeolite ZSM-5.

January 8, 2022

Chinese LFP battery industry increases lithium carbonate demand, drives prices up – report

According to Fastmarkets, offers for lithium carbonate continue to rise in China, mainly due to the increased demand from the ramp-up of lithium-iron-phosphate battery production.

January 7, 2022

Iron ore price extends gains on China demand hopes

Traders returned from the New Year holidays feeling optimistic about potential demand recovery in China.