November 3, 2021 Global copper smelting extends recovery in October Copper smelting in China is ramping up after seasonal maintenance in the third quarter.
November 2, 2021 The great copper squeeze isn’t over yet As was the case during the October squeeze, buyers on the LME are again paying huge premiums to roll forward front-month contracts.
November 2, 2021 Iron ore price back below $100 on shrinking steel output in China The demand remains cool on steel production controls and sluggish downstream consumption.
November 2, 2021 Funds still wary of shorting super tight copper market A slowdown in China’s manufacturing sector is casting an ever larger shadow over the copper market, writes Andy Home.
November 1, 2021 Iron ore price lowest since September on Chinese steel curbs Steel, cement and coking plants in the steel hub of Tangshan city were recently ordered to cut production following a heavy-pollution alert.
November 1, 2021 Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisis Roughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.
November 1, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium lands three-year supply deal with Tesla The Chinese firm will provide battery grade lithium hydroxide products to the electric vehicle maker from 2022 to 2024.
November 1, 2021 Chifeng Gold and unnamed partner to buy Golden Star for $470m Golden Star owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in southwest Ghana.
October 31, 2021 COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.
October 31, 2021 While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe trying different options – report According to IDTechEx, Europe is making efforts to decrease the utilization of magnetic materials and especially heavy rare earths in its electric vehicles.
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