March 23, 2021

Exploration boom in West Africa challenged by lack of services — report

Higher metal prices and the need to meet a growing global demand for metals has triggered an exploration and expansion frenzy in the region.

March 23, 2021

China mulls selling aluminum from state reserves to cool prices

China is considering selling about 500,000 tonnes of aluminum from state reserves.

March 23, 2021

Trafigura sees green copper supercycle driving prices to $15,000

The world’s biggest copper trader expects the metal to breach $10,000 a tonne this year, before entering a range of $12,000 to $15,000 a tonne over the coming decade.

March 23, 2021

Booming demand and shipping costs feed aluminum rally

Soaring shipping costs, booming demand and tight supplies of primary and scrap aluminium are likely to fuel further price rises for the metal.

March 22, 2021

Iron ore price drops sharply on weak Chinese demand concerns

Chinese iron ore and coke futures were dragged down by concerns over weak demand for the steelmaking ingredients, as markets eyed the possibility of further production cuts in the top…

March 22, 2021

Home: Funds take the money and run as copper price rally stalls

Short-term optics, particularly on the London market, look less bullish than a few weeks ago.

March 22, 2021

Shanghai zinc price hits over 3-year high on demand hopes

Prices jumped on Monday buoyed by prospects of demand improvement in China as the peak consumption season approaches.

March 22, 2021

China’s crude steel output to peak around 2025 – govt consultancy

The steel sector accounts for 15% of China’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

March 22, 2021

China’s Jan-Feb copper, tin ore imports from Myanmar fall amid unrest

China’s imports of copper metal and tin ore from Myanmar both fell more than 25% year-on-year in the first two months of 2021.

March 22, 2021

Volkswagen use of cobalt now more than Tesla

Adamas Intelligence data show that 18,750 tonnes of cobalt were consumed in the batteries of newly-sold passenger EVs globally in 2020.