July 4, 2018

US probe darkens Glencore horizons from Africa to Americas

Investigation is casting a wider net with the addition of Venezuela and Nigeria to its investigation, increasing the likelihood that Glencore’s management will get bogged down in a lengthy legal…

July 4, 2018

Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free

The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.

July 4, 2018

Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg

Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.

July 3, 2018

Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe

Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.

July 2, 2018

China’s Baowu to move some iron, steelmaking capacity to middle and southern regions

China's top steel maker China Baowu Steel Groups move is in line with Beijing's goal push to relocate heavy industries from polluted and crowded regions to places with less environmental…

July 2, 2018

Chinalco halts Guangxi rare earth operations after environmental lapses

It is not the first time Chinalco, China's biggest state-owned aluminium producer, has run afoul of the country's ever stricter environmental regulations.

July 1, 2018

Tenaris laying off Canada workers as Trump’s steel tariffs bite

Teneris will lay off 40 workers at its TenarisAlgomaTubes plant in Ontario and adjust output there because of the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

June 29, 2018

China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.

June 28, 2018

China Zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10%

Smelters seek to address low zinc prices and treatment charges.

June 28, 2018

Zinc’s horror run continues on rising supply, trade-war angst

Zinc continued to slide after entering a bear market amid concern about increased supply and declining demand.