December 28, 2020 China state planner says to ensure gas, coal supplies ahead of cold spell Top coal-producing regions like Shanxi and Inner Mongolia were urged to expand mining.
December 22, 2020 Iron ore price frenzy grips China’s mammoth steel sector Prices for iron ore have more than doubled in 2020, putting the steelmaking raw material on track to be the top-performing major commodity for a second straight year.
December 21, 2020 China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector Country to fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in coal, oil, gas, power generation and new energy businesses, according to white paper.
December 21, 2020 Traders at odds with China import ban keep coal cargoes in limbo Worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra have stranded 74 vessels, about 8.1 million tons of coal, and an estimated 1,480 mariners off Chinese ports.
December 21, 2020 Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029.
December 18, 2020 Copper price powers on – “tell-tale signs of supercycle” Copper prices jumps to highest since February 2013 on hopes US economic stimulus will further boost demand for metal already in short supply amid an Asian factory and construction boom.
December 18, 2020 Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011 Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”
December 18, 2020 Blowout profits seen boosting miners trading at multi-year highs With rising commodity prices and a drop in production costs setting the stage for blowout profits, copper producers are poised for their best year in over a decade.
December 18, 2020 Coal demand to rise 2.6% in 2021 after record decline Demand for thermal and metallurgical coal should rise to 7,432 million tonnes in 2021, from 7,243 million tonnes this year, according to the International Energy Agency.
December 17, 2020 A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19 It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
