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.
October 22, 2021 Zijin opens Serbia’s largest copper mine The Cukaru Peki upper zone of the Timok copper and gold project is part of Serbia's only copper mining complex.
October 22, 2021 Shanghai aluminum at over 1-month low as coal prices drop China’s thermal coal futures plunged and turned in their worst week in five months, following Beijing’s strongest intervention in years to boost supply and cool runaway prices.
October 22, 2021 Copper price down on China’s move to cool coal market On-warrant LME stocks, those not earmarked for delivery, have tumbled by over 90% since mid-August.
October 22, 2021 China coal prices notch worst week since May on govt intervention China has been pushing coal miners to ramp up output and hiking imports so power stations can rebuild stockpiles before winter.
October 21, 2021 Inside China’s desperate race to resolve its energy crisis For more than a month, energy shortages have rippled through China’s manufacturing centers for steel, aluminum and cement, and prices of coal.
October 21, 2021 Dalian iron ore price tumbles on slow China manufacturing Steel consumption is still slow in the short term as recent power rationing has hurt manufacturing activities in the world's second-largest economy.
October 21, 2021 Copper price falls as supply squeeze begins to fade Metal price jumped to a new high last week as stockpiles hit a 47-year low.
October 21, 2021 Tesla shifting to cheaper battery chemistry tried in China CATL is reluctant to build a factory in the country due to political tensions between Washington and Beijing as well as cost concerns.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
