July 9, 2021

Copper price rises as dollar retreats

Copper prices ticked up on Friday as the US dollar pulled back from a three-month high.

July 9, 2021

Chinese battery maker EVE to invest in lithium production

EVE, based in Huizhou in southern China, said in an exchange filing it planned to take 28.1% equity in Jinkulun Lithium Industry Co, which makes lithium metal in China.

July 8, 2021

Elon Musk’s China battery partner is now richer than Jack Ma

Zeng Yuqun, the founder of CATL, has overtaken Alibaba co-founder in the wealth rankings, a symbolic moment in the rise of China’s green billionaires.

July 8, 2021

Iron ore price retreats as steel production cuts spark demand concerns

A major steel producer in eastern China had been urged to idle its blast furnaces after a central government inspection, according to Reuters.

July 7, 2021

Copper price jumps after China’s auction fetches $10,500 per tonne

More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.

July 7, 2021

Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

July 7, 2021

China’s state metals reserves auctioned off in double-quick time

The first round of China’s much-anticipated state metal reserves auctions needed only one of two days allotted for all the copper and aluminum on offer to be sold.

July 7, 2021

China to sell more metals from reserves to ensure stable prices

China is releasing metal from state stockpiles as part of its campaign to restrain prices after factory inflation in May hit its highest level in 13 years.

July 7, 2021

Climate-change impacts of graphite production higher than reported — study

London-based consultancy Minviro says the true climate change impacts of producing battery-grade graphite can be as much as 10 times higher than published values.

July 6, 2021

Iron ore price up as China steel futures rise

"Considering spot prices are supported by costs, steel will remain fluctuating at high levels," GF Futures said.