May 28, 2021 Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.
May 28, 2021 Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – report The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.
May 27, 2021 New US aluminium import rules bring more transparency, red tape – report US aluminium imports were 10.8% lower than the same period in 2017 before tariffs were introduced.
May 27, 2021 China bars banks from selling commodities-linked products to retail buyers China's banking regulator has asked lenders to stop selling investment products linked to commodities futures to mom-and-pop buyers to curb investment losses amid volatile commodity prices.
May 27, 2021 Home: The human bottleneck in critical minerals supply chains The paradox of the green revolution is that public opinion is firmly in favour of decarbonisation but not the mines and smelters needed to get there.
May 26, 2021 Fundamentals to drive iron ore price back to $140 by end of 2021 – report For Capital Economics, market fundamentals, not regulation, point to the iron ore price falling further before the end of 2021.
May 26, 2021 Iron ore price slides as China vows to look into “abnormal transactions” China steel futures hit their lowest since March 24.
May 26, 2021 China tin smelters shut down amid Yunnan power shortage Some smelters in China's tin heartland of Yunnan are having to stop operating because of restrictions on power consumption in the southwestern province.
May 26, 2021 Iran bans bitcoin mining, echoing China, after blackouts Authorities decided to act after concluding the spike in electricity consumption from server farms underpinning Bitcoin and other tokens was a key factor behind rising demand for coal.
May 25, 2021 NextSource secures major graphite offtake with thyssenkrupp The graphite offtake agreement can scale to 35,000 tonnes per year
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
