July 16, 2021

Ganfeng to offer to buy Millennial Lithium for up to $280m

Millennial has two non-producing lithium brine projects - Pastos Grandes and Cauchari East - in northern Argentina.

July 15, 2021

Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China

Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie.

July 15, 2021

Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west

The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade.

July 15, 2021

Jiangxi Copper to invest $1.8bn in making foil for batteries

Company plans to start producing copper foil by end of 2023.

July 14, 2021

Visualizing China’s evolving energy mix

A carbon-neutral China requires changing the entire economy over the next 40 years.

July 14, 2021

China Baowu in frame as Shandong steelmaker flags ownership change

Acquiring Shandong Steel would hoist Baowu's annual steel production towards the 150 million tonne mark.

July 14, 2021

Russell: Bearish or bullish? China’s variegated June commodity imports

Overall, what emerges from the June trade data is that China’s demand for commodities is still solid.

July 14, 2021

Home: Fund managers give copper a wide berth as China cools

Supercycle bulls will argue that this is just a temporary soft spot before green infrastructure stimulus starts building momentum in Europe and the United States.

July 14, 2021

Iron ore price holds above $200 but China outlook is clouding

Concerns about China's efforts to curb steel output to meet its carbon emissions goal also kept market participants largely at bay.

July 13, 2021

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.