October 20, 2021 China’s commodity prices tumble after planner mulls coal intervention The Chinese state planner said it was considering intervention to cool record prices of the fuel.
October 19, 2021 Copper price plunges on China’s pledge to bring down coal prices Investors also booked profits after recent strong gains.
October 19, 2021 China weighs coal market intervention to end stunning rally “The current price increase has completely deviated from the fundamentals of supply and demand," says National Development and Reform Commission.
October 19, 2021 Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit A structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019.
October 19, 2021 Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.
October 18, 2021 Coal price tops $300/t in China as cold wave adds to energy crisis The most-active contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose as much as 6%.
October 18, 2021 Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.
October 17, 2021 Natural, synthetic graphite needed by EV sector – report Fastmarkets reports the exponential growth of the EV sector will propel the industry’s graphite requirement far above demand from the traditional consuming sectors.
October 15, 2021 Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low Copper price up 12% this week as LME warehouses empty out and inflation pressures rise across the globe.
October 14, 2021 Iron ore price rebounds despite Chinese steel curbs The Chinese government has asked mills in more cities in northern China to cut output from Nov. 15 to March 15.
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
