June 14, 2021 Copper price crashes 5% on talk China will release strategic reserves Beijing may dump state metal stocks on overheating markets and is cracking down on speculation as producer inflation hits 12-year high.
June 14, 2021 Iron ore price up after mine closures in Brazil and China Vale is considering the use of remote-controlled trains near the Xingu dam for the flow of its production.
June 13, 2021 The race to green steel is on — will the US take on the challenge? A forthcoming industrial disruption is inevitable for the US and global steel sector.
June 11, 2021 China racing to build coal storage capacity as prices soar The coal sector must improve mechanisms to store supply and speed up construction of reserve capacity, an official says.
June 11, 2021 Iron ore prices firm up above $200 a tonne Chinese port stocks drop to four month low while Brazilian exports remain far off guidance.
June 11, 2021 China May copper output down m/m, lead production up China's major copper smelters reduced output by 4.34% in May from a month earlier to 765,100 tonnes as several of them carried out maintenance.
June 11, 2021 China eyes releasing up to 900,000 tonnes of aluminum reserves – consultancy The world's biggest producer of aluminum rarely sells state metal stockpiles.
June 11, 2021 Output halted at all non-coal mines in China’s Shanxi after accident An iron mine in Shanxi was flooded on Thursday and trapped 13 miners.
June 10, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium to sell $630m of shares to fund expansion The company in March announced an ambitious plan to increase its production capacity roughly fivefold to 600,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent a year.
June 10, 2021 Copper price retreats on Chinese price curb concerns China’s state planner on Wednesday renewed its pledge to step up monitoring of commodity prices and strengthen supervision of spot and futures markets.
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