December 5, 2018 Vanadium’s electric future hobbled by its industrial past Supply scarcity and the resulting price volatility are the two biggest hurdles to vanadium's potential bright electric future.
December 3, 2018 China copper premiums slump to 18-month low as demand wanes The premiums, paid on top of benchmark three-month London Metal Exchange (LME) prices, fell 10.7% from Friday's levels to $62.50 a tonne, the lowest since June 2017.
December 3, 2018 Trade war relief for metals, but bull-bear battle rages on: Andy Home The macro picture may have brightened just a little after the weekend meeting of the U.S. and Chinese presidents, but signs the global economy is losing momentum, do not bode…
December 2, 2018 What to watch in commodities: Trump-Xi, OPEC, iron, Tesla, crops It’ll be an important week for iron ore, which has been badly beaten up in November.
November 30, 2018 China’s Chalco shuts 470,000 tonnes of aluminium capacity as price slump bites China's biggest state-run aluminium producer has decided to make around 470,000 tonnes of annual output at units including Shanxi Huasheng and Shandong Huayu subject to "flexible" output arrangements.
November 27, 2018 China iron ore hits 4-1/2-month low, steel market under pressure As steel prices slid, Chinese mills ran up losses for the first time in three years this month, ending years of solid profit margins.
November 26, 2018 Iron ore price craters 8% Fears over slowing Chinese growth and impact of trade war with the US removes floor under iron ore price.
November 26, 2018 China’s steel slides into bear market; iron ore, coal hit by selloff China's steel prices tumbled more than 5% to a five-month low as persistent worries over weaker demand pushed the sector into a bear market, sparking a selloff in raw materials…
November 26, 2018 Rio Tinto sells stake in Rossing uranium mine to China The company is selling its 69%-stake in Rossing Uranium Limited, which owns the Namibian mine, to China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC).
November 25, 2018 Gold production to grow in the next four years: report According to Fitch Solutions, slightly higher prices and stronger company financial positions are encouraging greater mine investment.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
