November 20, 2018

The battery boom to attract $620 billion in investment by 2040

The global energy-storage market will surge to a cumulative 942 gigawatts by 2040.

November 20, 2018

Nippon Steel braces for weaker prices amid fears over China slowdown

Natural disasters and glitches at their ageing facilities have prevented Nippon Steel from producing as much steel as they had planned.

November 20, 2018

China’s Zijin clears last regulatory condition for $1.4B Nevsun takeover

Chinese and Canadian authorities have approved the Zijin's bid to buy Nevsun Resources.

November 19, 2018

China National Coal signs 5 year supply contracts with state utilities

China National Coal Group will supply in 2019 more than 97 million tonnes of coal to six utilities, with volumes rising in each subsequent year of the deals.

November 18, 2018

China’s fight against smog makes palladium 2018’s best metal

Palladium prices are shattering record highs.

November 16, 2018

Australia’s coal revival in full swing by 2019

The outlook for coal depends basically on the growth of electricity and steel production in Asia.

November 15, 2018

Sinking shipping gauge signals trouble for iron ore, coal price

Rates for dry bulk cargo carriers have collapsed 70% since August.

November 14, 2018

China plumbs ocean depths to extend its cobalt lead

China, the leading holder of international deep sea exploration licences, increases its lead in the race for alternative sources of battery minerals by taking samples from cobalt-bearing mountains deep in…

November 14, 2018

Chinese copper smelters look to mine investment to secure supply

China is the world's biggest consumer of the metal but its own copper mine production has been stagnating amid a broad crackdown on pollution, exacerbating a heavy reliance on imports.

November 11, 2018

Chinese vessel collects cobalt samples in the Pacific – Xinhua

The vessel performed a 138-day survey in the west Pacific.