May 30, 2018 Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.
May 29, 2018 Ivorian miner seeks $375m bauxite venture with Sumitomo Neighboring Guinea is now China’s largest supplier of bauxite after overtaking Australia in 2017.
May 29, 2018 China is said to mull more US coal imports to cut deficit Chinese officials are currently looking at boosting purchases from West Virginia in particular.
May 28, 2018 Alaska wants cold crabs and colder gas to narrow China trade gap A planned LNG project alone would shrink the trade gap between U.S. and China by up to $10 billion a year says Governor Bill Walker.
May 28, 2018 China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step.
May 28, 2018 Chinalco closes gap on top aluminium producer Hongqiao via Yunnan deal Yunnan Metallurgical Group, which controls Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd, will be merged into China Copper Co, a joint venture between Chinalco and the Yunnan provincial government.
May 28, 2018 Fortescue goes ahead with $1.3bn iron ore project in Western Australia The Eliwana mine will help the company lift its iron ore grades and so satisfy the new demands of its biggest customer, China, which is increasingly asking for higher quality…
May 25, 2018 Asia Gold-Demand fades as prices recover; India discounts widen Physical gold demand remained subdued this week in most Asian hubs as prices rebounded following an initial dip.
May 25, 2018 Trump “victories” on trade are anything but As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.
May 25, 2018 China opening may spark iron ore to become more like crude oil: Russell Iron ore is still a long way behind other commodity markets, such as crude oil, where paper trade exceeds physical by large multiples.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
