January 12, 2020 Roskill predicts tight supply of NdFeB magnet rare earths Suppliers are expected to have a hard time keeping up with the demand, as EV production and sales ramp up.
January 10, 2020 China court to re-auction Fanya indium at same asking price The fate of the 3,609.46 tonnes of indium is being closely watched by minor metals traders.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 7, 2020 BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.
January 7, 2020 Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020 Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient.
January 6, 2020 Chalco ships first cargo from Guinea bauxite project Boffa is slated to eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year.
January 3, 2020 China iron ore scales 5-month peak on supply concerns, restocking Iron ore futures rose for a fifth straight session on Friday, with the benchmark Chinese index hitting its highest in five months.
January 2, 2020 China potash king’s online sale a bust A public sale for assets originally valued at nearly CNY 25 billion ($3.5 billion) has failed, putting the firm at risk for a market de-listing.
January 2, 2020 China copper outlook brightens with miners likely to shine most What has ailed copper for most of the year largely dissipated last month as the US and China closed in on an interim trade deal.
January 2, 2020 Youngy to build lithium plant as part of $200m investment in Sichuan The deal stipulates that Youngy should process at least 1.05 million tonnes a year of spodumene from its Jiajika mine.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
