June 20, 2025

US-China deal, and more DoD money will not loosen China’s grip on military-grade rare earths magnets

China maintains a chokehold on all aspects of rare earths production.

June 20, 2025

Trump pledge of quick China magnet flows has yet to materialize

The delays are holding an array of American industries hostage to the rocky US-China relationship.

June 20, 2025

Column: China’s iron ore imports rise even as steel struggles

China, which buys about 75% of global seaborne iron ore, is expected to import almost 110 million metric tons of the key steel raw material.

June 19, 2025

Xi’s giant iron ore trader is shaking up a $130 billion market

China Mineral Resources Group is transforming a market that has been a thorn in the side of Chinese leaders for 15 years.

June 19, 2025

World’s most profitable nickel plants face cost challenge

The price of sulfur, a chemical used to produce acid, has more than tripled in price over the past year.

June 19, 2025

China copper smelters match record as foreign rivals falter

Output of refined copper in May matched the previous month’s all-time high of 1.254 million tons.

June 19, 2025

Rare earth access is the European Union’s priority at China summit

Automakers have said China's export restrictions on rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays.

June 18, 2025

China’s rare earth exports slump in May as magnet sales curbed

May’s export volume of rare earth products fell by 61% from a year earlier to 2,117 tons, the lowest level since February 2020.

June 18, 2025

Retired coal mines can give a boost to solar energy — report

Abandoned coal mines from this decade could host 288 GW of solar panels, surpassing Germany's total power plants on unused land.

June 17, 2025

Tanking China coking coal market gets respite after output halts

Chinese coking coal futures have staged a rare recovery this month, with the latest gains driven by temporary halts to production in the mining hub of Shanxi.