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.
July 16, 2019 LME adds Huayou’s cobalt to its approved list Other Chinese companies producing cobalt approved for delivery against the LME contract include Jinchuan Group, Yantai Cash Industrial and GEM (Jiangsu) Cobalt Industry.
July 15, 2019 China’s commodity demand holds up, with copper the exception One of the prevailing China narratives in commodity markets is that the trade dispute with the United States is weakening demand in the world’s biggest importer of natural resources.
July 12, 2019 China June rare earth exports rise, snapping 2 months of declines Exports of the group of 17 chemical elements used in everything from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment came in at 3,966 tonnes last month.
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
