March 16, 2021 Aluminum price hits 9-year high on Chinese supply concerns The Chinese city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia ordered some shutdowns in a bid to meet its energy consumption targets for the first quarter.
March 16, 2021 World aluminum industry must cut emissions by 77% by 2050 – IAI About 60% of aluminum emissions are from electricity used to smelt raw materials into the lightweight metal.
March 16, 2021 Silkroad to supply 2.7m tonnes nickel ore to Tsingshan Tsingshan uses nickel ore to make stainless steel raw material nickel pig iron (NPI) in Indonesia.
March 16, 2021 What countries will fight over when green energy dominates A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.
March 15, 2021 Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021 Benchmark says some Chinese lithium carbonate producers are putting up sold out signs as domestic prices surge to two-year highs.
March 15, 2021 Electric cars will cost more using ethically sourced batteries The European Union’s efforts to ethically source a key battery metal face headwinds that could make it more expensive for automakers to go electric.
March 15, 2021 The king of nickel is betting big on a green future in batteries Tsingshan made numerous bold moves on its path to becoming the world’s largest nickel producer, but its new plan to supply carmakers with cheap, clean metal could be its biggest…
March 15, 2021 VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.
March 15, 2021 Shanghai bourse studies overseas warehousing for bonded copper contract The Shanghai International Energy Exchange bonded copper futures, which were launched in November, are open to international investors looking to hedge their exposure to China.
March 15, 2021 China’s copper imports likely to rise, may not be bullish signal: Russell There are certainly still reasons to be optimistic on China’s copper demand, but much will depend on how long and how large Beijing’s ongoing economic stimulus goes.
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