December 10, 2021

Li-ion battery recycling may not take off before 2030 — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.

December 9, 2021

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?

December 9, 2021

Copper price down on cooling China growth, firmer dollar

Prices are up 20% this year while a wider index of industrial metals is up nearly 30%.

December 9, 2021

Tsingshan starts producing EV battery raw material nickel matte in Indonesia

In the past two weeks, two other Chinese companies have both announced plans to produce 40,000 tonnes per year of matte in Indonesia.

December 9, 2021

China steps up overseas hunt for ore needed to make aluminum

Some 49% of China’s alumina capacity will be fed by overseas bauxite next year, up from 47% in 2021 and 30% in 2015.

December 7, 2021

Copper price up as China imports rise

Arrivals of unwrought copper and products stood at 510,402 tonnes last month, higher than 410,541 tonnes in October but still down 9.1% from a year earlier.

December 7, 2021

Iron ore price rockets as China imports hit highest in 16 months

The world's biggest consumer of iron ore brought in 104.96 million tonnes last month, up from October's 91.61 million.

December 6, 2021

November rebound in China’s key commodity imports may not last

The energy crunch appears to be largely resolved, and demand for copper has responded in turn, writes Clyde Russell.

December 6, 2021

London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports

nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.

December 5, 2021

China will encourage listing of leading futures firms, to issue futures law

China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation.