January 13, 2022

China 2021 copper imports slip after previous year’s record high

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year totalled 5.53 million tonnes, down 17.2% from 2020's record volume of 6.68 million tonnes.

January 13, 2022

China 2021 iron ore imports retreat from record on steel curbs

Steel production curbs imposed to combat pollution dented demand and pulled prices of the key steelmaking material off historical highs.

January 13, 2022

RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge

Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.

January 13, 2022

China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home

Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as a bulk materials supplier, but President Joko Widodo has pledged to eventually stop exports of all raw commodities to turn…

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.