November 4, 2021 Coal price: Asia’s near-term climate goals outweigh long-term pledges In some ways, the richer nations of the developed world can speed up the end of coal in Asia, writes Clyde Russell.
November 4, 2021 US-EU tariff truce cold comfort for aluminum consumers What might appear good news for the rest of the world is tempered by a supply-chain crisis, writes Andy Home.
November 4, 2021 China’s nonferrous group suggests commercial reserves for cobalt, nickel The world's top metals consumer still heavily relies on imported resources of the metals.
November 3, 2021 Iron ore price rebounds despite poor demand outlook Metals are still at “sky-high levels” even relative to China’s recent weak factory data, analysts from Capital Economics wrote in a note.
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.
Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding. December 29, 2025 | 03:50 am
