April 17, 2019 China’s Tianqi taps ‘safe choices’ for board of top lithium miner SQM Tianqi's official board nominations will take place on April 25 at a shareholders meeting in Santiago.
April 16, 2019 China’s Fujian launches plant for high nickel battery materials The first phase of a 40,000-tonne per year battery cathode material project in China's Fujian province has been put into production.
April 16, 2019 How central bank gold buying is undermining the dollar The reason for central banks’ recent gold accumulations has little to do with safe havens and a lot to do with chipping away at the US dollar’s role as the…
April 15, 2019 Chinese refineries can’t get enough copper concentrate At the current rate China is forecast to import a record 22.4 million tonnes of copper ore and concentrate this year.
April 15, 2019 China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.
April 14, 2019 China isn’t ready for iron ore deficit, Steelhome’s Wu says The founder of Shanghai Steelhome Information Technology Co. said disruptions will amount to 60 million tons of lost supply this year.
April 12, 2019 China March copper concentrate imports fall on-month, aluminium exports rebound China's aluminium exports rebounded 59% month-on-month from a two-year low in February to reach 546,000 tonnes in March.
April 12, 2019 China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020 China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.
April 11, 2019 Coal’s collapse crowns winners and losers from China to the US It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in Asia, with the potential for reverberations across the globe.
April 11, 2019 Tianqi agrees truce in battle over Chilean lithium miner SQM Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
