August 1, 2019 Trump ratchets up US-China trade war with new tariffs The new tariff will be imposed beginning Sept. 1, he said in a tweet.
August 1, 2019 Central bank hunger for gold lifts demand to three-year high Nations added 374.1 tons in the first six months as Russia and China kept building reserves and Poland made a massive purchase.
July 29, 2019 Goldman says ‘brewing’ bottleneck dims copper supply outlook China’s "brewing" copper smelter bottleneck signals deepening supply worries for a metal market that’s already seen facing shortages this year.
July 29, 2019 Lynas blames US-China trade war for rare earths market volatility Ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have impacted the miner's sales.
July 25, 2019 China Molybdenum takes full control of ex-Dreyfus metals unit for $518 million The Chinese firm already had a roughly 45% indirect interest in IXM, formerly the metals business of trading house Louis Dreyfus.
July 24, 2019 Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
July 17, 2019 Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May.
July 16, 2019 China June alumina output rises to highest since May 2017 – stats bureau China’s alumina output rose by 5.4% year-on-year to 6.41 million tonnes in June, its highest in more than two years, according to […]
July 16, 2019 China iron ore surges to record high on rosy demand outlook Iron ore's extended rally comes just days after China's top steel companies sought government help in keeping the market stable.
July 16, 2019 China promises iron ore “market order” in meeting with steel mills-source They will also examine whether companies are using affiliated entities to place trades on the DCE in violation of the market rules.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
