May 6, 2021 As China row deepens, 1 million tonnes of Australian copper concentrate needs new buyers Australian copper concentrate exports to China have been at zero since November amid record prices and historically low refining charges.
May 6, 2021 Iron ore price tops $200 amid further deterioration of China-Australia relations "This is a co-dependent relationship whereby either party cannot survive without the other," says analyst Atilla Widnell.
May 6, 2021 China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle Bilateral ties were strained in 2018 when Australia became the first country to publicly ban Chinese tech giant Huawei from its 5G network.
May 6, 2021 Russell: Some commodity producers lagging the rallies in red-hot metals The share prices of major producers have not quite matched the stellar gains of the commodities they produce.
May 6, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium grabs Bacanora in $246.5m deal Ganfeng, which in February rose its stake in Bacanora to 28.88% from 17.41%, will acquire the remaining shares at 67.5 pence each.
May 5, 2021 Britain set to stockpile metals for electric cars to beat Chinese threat – The Telegraph Officials at the Department for Business are discussing options to protect the United Kingdom's access to vital materials including lithium and cobalt.
May 5, 2021 Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.
May 5, 2021 Home: China’s super-charged buying reshapes the copper market China’s net imports of refined copper surged by 38% to 4.4 million tonnes last year, breaking all historical records.
May 5, 2021 Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.
May 4, 2021 Copper price could spike to $13,000 on low stocks – BofA Prompt delivery copper prices spike as inventories in LME warehouses fall 20% from mid-April.
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