October 26, 2021 Botswana delivers first iron ore exports to China Botswana’s first iron ore mine, Ikongwe, has started production and delivered its maiden exports to China.
October 26, 2021 Europe’s magnesium crunch poses another carbon conundrum Magnesium seems to have slipped beneath the collective radar, writes Andy Home.
October 26, 2021 China’s physical coal prices tell different story to futures China is pushing miners to ramp up output but this is a slow process, writes Clyde Russell.
October 26, 2021 Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.
October 25, 2021 Iron ore price rebounds while La Niña threatens to worsen energy crisis Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.
October 23, 2021 COP aims to end coal, but the world is still addicted Coal continues to dominate the world’s total electricity generation mix by a large margin.
October 23, 2021 China’s steel group says must ensure supply, control price in volatile market China's daily crude steel output in September fell to the lowest since December 2018.
October 22, 2021 Commodity boom at risk as supporting factors fade, Fitch says The pace of global industrial production growth is falling “quite swiftly” after an impressive spike in demand for durable goods during lockdowns.
October 22, 2021 EU in talks with China to avoid “catastrophic” magnesium crunch China supplies the block with about 95% of the silvery-white metal used to make aluminum alloys for auto parts.
October 22, 2021 Apple’s talks with Chinese battery makers mostly stalled CATL and BYD informed Apple sometime in the past two months that they were not able to meet its requirements.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
