December 26, 2018

U.S. trade delegation to travel to China week of Jan. 7 for talks

The meeting would be the first in-person talks since Trump met with Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on Dec. 1.

December 26, 2018

China’s Zhejiang Huayou to invest $147m in copper project in DRC

The project will be located in the Lukuni region in the south.

December 26, 2018

China carbon industry to face severe overcapacity — association

Carbon products are widely used in sectors such as metallurgy, chemicals, aviation and renewable energy.

December 24, 2018

China’s GEM signs five-year battery material supply deal with ECOPRO

This deal is Gem Co Ltd's latest effort to win a bigger share of the booming power cell market.

December 24, 2018

China’s Minmetals to buy 2.04m tonnes iron ore from Rio Tinto in 2019

Minmetals will purchase Pilbara Blend lump ore that will delivered through 12 cargoes and priced at around $144.94 million.

December 21, 2018

BMO digs deeper in mining during a ‘transition’ year for bank

“Our lending commitments to the metals and mining sector at BMO have doubled over the last five years, and a lot of that has really been in the last couple…

December 21, 2018

China aluminium firms to cut 800,000t of capacity in coming months – official

Operating pressure on smelters is "reaching the extreme limit" even worse than in the fourth quarter of 2015.

December 20, 2018

The year that politics broke the metals cycle: Andy Home

In a world where the Trump Administration is leading a return to economic and resource nationalism, it’s hard to see how global metals can break free of global politics.

December 20, 2018

Codelco agrees 3-year “evergreen” deals with clients in strategy overhaul

We are focusing on the good clients who have an end-user market.

December 19, 2018

Five themes to watch for European miners after humbling year

It all started so well in 2018.