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
May 24, 2021 Tight supply, accelerated EV story to keep lithium prices elevated — report Lithium prices have experienced a significant rally this year as post-covid demand for lithium chemicals recovered alongside the automotive industry.
May 24, 2021 China steel body sees prices stabilizing, helped by crackdown on speculation Prices in the world's top steel producing country surged in April and have fluctuated this month.
May 24, 2021 Huayou, EVE Energy to start $2bn nickel-cobalt smelter in Indonesia Several other Chinese-backed nickel plants are under construction in Indonesia.
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