August 6, 2021 Home: China’s imports are reshaping the global aluminum market China imported a further 158,000 tonnes of primary aluminum in June, bringing the half-year tally to 744,000 tonnes.
August 6, 2021 Tin, aluminum to outperform other base metals in H2 – Antaike Base metal prices have surged to multi-year or record highs in 2021 on recovering demand from the pandemic.
August 6, 2021 World’s largest EV market facing challenges — report China’s electric two-wheeler market is not growing as it used to, according to IDTechEx.
August 6, 2021 Copper price gains as world’s biggest mine preps for strike “Dr. Copper is supposed to give a good reading of how the economy is doing, and I think we are in limbo phase right now,” said WisdomTree analyst Nitesh Shah.
August 6, 2021 China Moly commits $2.5 billion to double Tenke Fungurume copper, cobalt output Project at the Congo-based mine, one of the world’s largest copper-cobalt deposits, is expected to be completed in 2023.
August 5, 2021 Iron ore price plunges as Chinese demand softens The most active iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange plunged as much as 5.6%, hitting the lowest since May 27.
August 5, 2021 China will restart coal mines in northern provinces as power demand surges Operations will restart for a year at 15 coal mines across northern provinces.
August 4, 2021 Copper price down on softer growth in US and China Chinese policymakers have been trying to tame surging commodity prices — from coal to copper.
August 4, 2021 China grants one-year trial extensions at 15 coal mines to boost output The notice also requires local government departments to guide and support companies in order to speed up applications for coal mining licences.
August 3, 2021 Copper price down as Chinese imports fall China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.
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