August 17, 2021 Copper price extends decline on fears over fourth covid-19 wave Copper price has been weighed down by possible policy tightening in some major economies and rising global coronavirus cases.
August 17, 2021 Chinese miner fined over molybdenum ore spill – media In the March 2020 incident water containing molybdenum ore flowed out of a tailings pond belonging to Yichun Luming Mining Co and into a local river system.
August 16, 2021 Copper price falls on muted China retail and industrial data Copper prices declined on Monday after data showed factory output and retail sales in China rose more slowly than expected in July.
August 16, 2021 China’s steel output hits 15-month low Chinese industrial production in July increased 6.4% y/y vs median estimate of 7.9%.
August 16, 2021 Home: Funds unimpressed by mounting copper supply disruption Macro headwinds in the form of slowing growth impetus in China and the spread of the Delta variant of covid-19 are currently outweighing copper’s micro-dynamics.
August 15, 2021 New policies in Inner Mongolia may tighten synthetic graphite supply – report Inner Mongolia’s energy consumption control policy could drive the synthetic graphite market into a deficit, Roskill says.
August 13, 2021 China’s green ambitions aren’t halting new coal and steel plans Construction began on 15 gigawatts of new coal power capacity in the first half, while companies announced 35 million tonnes of new coal-based steel-making capacity.
August 12, 2021 China nickel price jumps as stockpiles drop near record lows Shanghai nickel up nearly 5% as warehouses empty out and refined supply slumps in world's largest market.
August 12, 2021 Iron ore price down on signs of economic slowdown in China As steel production restrictions have begun and on signs of slowing Chinese economic activity, spot iron ore prices hit a more than four-month low this week.
August 11, 2021 Top steelmaker kicks off low-carbon trial to meet green pledge China Baowu has been trialling a low-carbon metallurgy technology at a previously idled 400-cubic-meter blast furnace in Xinjiang.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
