October 19, 2018 Slower orders for Atlas Copco spooks industry rivals too Atlas Copco’s shares fell 9 percent at 1149 GMT, dragging Nordic industrial peers such as Sandvik and SKF lower, and also hitting German vacuum gear rival Pfeiffer Vacuum.
October 19, 2018 HKEX’s mainland China commodity trade platform launches The first spot transaction sees 3,000 tonnes of alumina change hands at $437.23 a tonne.
October 19, 2018 China’s Shandong Zhaojin seeks South American mining assets The company has set up a representative office in Machala, capital of Ecuador's El Oro province, historically a gold-producing region, and will use this as a base to participate in…
October 18, 2018 Rising iron ore prices seem to defy economics China’s switch from industrial-led to consumption-led growth seems to be showing up everywhere except the production numbers of iron-ore miners.
October 18, 2018 China’s Zijin sees 2018 gold output at about 37 tonnes The company's gold output will be flat or a little lower than last year, Zijin Chairman Chen Jinghe told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference in Tianjin.
October 18, 2018 Zinc, lead, other metals debut trading on Shanghai physical platform Total volume reached 252 million yuan ($36.3 million).
October 18, 2018 China seen sustaining recovery in global mining M&A A rebound in mining mergers and acquisitions is set to continue into 2019, as a dearth of exploration spending leaves the industry in need of fresh investment.
October 17, 2018 China chloralkali industry key driver of world salt market growth – report World salt exports rose to 64 million tonnes in 2017, up 10 million tonnes from 2016.
October 17, 2018 Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.
October 17, 2018 Alcoa to close two Spanish aluminium plants with job losses The Aviles and La Coruna plants were two of the least productive due to intrinsic structural problems such as inefficient technology and high fixed costs.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
