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.

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.