February 19, 2021 Time to forget tariffs and reset US aluminum policy The new United States administration seems in no rush to lift the aluminum and steel tariffs imposed by Donald Trump in 2018.
February 19, 2021 China may ban rare earth technology exports on security concerns The Chinese government is currently conducting a review of its rare-earths policy.
February 18, 2021 Iron ore price at highest since 2011 on China post-holiday demand outlook Metal prices surged during the first trading day since the lunar new year in China, as activity ramps up to pre-pandemic levels.
February 18, 2021 Copper price blasts to 9-year high on demand optimism Other industrial metals also jumped, with aluminum, nickel, tin and lead all hitting multi year highs.
February 18, 2021 Most miners lag behind in human rights issues — report Ten years after the adoption of United Nations principles, a study shows most miners have yet to step up efforts to improve their human rights record.
February 18, 2021 Fortescue CEO says iron ore market to remain robust for some time In China, activity rates didn't slow as much as is normal for the Lunar New Year because not as many workers returned home.
February 17, 2021 Why Tesla isn’t a “battery company” Even when assigning zero value to automakers’ non-EV business, Tesla’s valuation based solely on battery capacity deployed are multiples of Volkswagen, GM, BYD, Hyundai, Nissan and others.
February 17, 2021 Six killed in fire at gold mine in eastern China The fire occurred at around 6 a.m. local time (2200 GMT on Tuesday) during maintenance at the Caojiawa gold mine in the city of Zhaoyuan.
February 17, 2021 Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn? It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly.
February 17, 2021 Nickel was king in EV battery capacity deployment in 2020 Adamas Intelligence says that over 60% of all passenger EV battery capacity deployed globally in 2020 was in the form of high-nickel cells.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
