July 30, 2021

Here’s who wins and who loses from the surge in commodity prices

Commodities as a whole have risen more than 20% this year, and around 50% in the case of crude oil.

July 30, 2021

Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021

New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.

July 30, 2021

Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report

China's copper scrap imports look set to grow substantially.

July 30, 2021

Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

July 30, 2021

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.

July 30, 2021

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…

July 30, 2021

Zijin Mining reports 175% jump in first half profit

In the first half of the year, the gold and copper producer earned 6.6 billion yuan ($1.02 billion).

July 29, 2021

China metals body names 66 certified importers for copper, aluminum scrap

The certified importers in the third batch are from 12 provinces and regions in China.

July 29, 2021

CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery

Battery packs combining sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells could point towards compromise in performance for low-cost EVs, with the potential to disrupt the mass market, WoodMac says.

July 29, 2021

Copper price: After China ban, Australia had no problem finding new concentrate buyers

China was Australia’s no. 1 customer and in the past sucked in more than half the country’s exports.