April 29, 2018 Why the lithium bears are wrong What the bears seem to have in common is the belief that a rush of new lithium supply will soon hit the market.
April 27, 2018 Jiangxi Copper Q1 profits rise 41.5 pct y/y on higher copper prices Jiangxi Copper Co, one of China's top copper producers, posted its biggest quarterly profit in 3-1/2 years on Friday thanks to higher copper prices.
April 27, 2018 Asia Gold-Buyers unimpressed by price dip; India shifts to premium Physical gold demand lacked vigour in most Asian hubs this week amid a slight dip in prices.
April 27, 2018 Up to 500,000 tonnes of alumina being exported from China as Rusal crisis bites The sanctions against Rusal, world's second-biggest aluminium producer, have up-ended the supply chain as companies cut contracts to use Rusal metal.
April 27, 2018 China says Chile move to block $5bn SQM lithium deal could be harmful If China’s Tianqi grabs a stake in Chile’s SQM, the world’s lowest cost lithium miner, it would mean the top three producers would control at least 80% of the total…
April 26, 2018 World’s lithium king is ready to unleash a flood of new supply Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA sits on the world’s richest deposit of lithium and already produces more than 20 percent of the global supply.
April 26, 2018 US sanctions on Rusal shatter aluminium’s supply chain: Andy Home By extending the sanctions deadline to Oct. 23, 2018, the Treasury Department has given Rusal and the aluminium market some much needed breathing space.
April 24, 2018 Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices Since a price ceiling was imposed at China’s main coal import harbour Qinhuangdao in mid-February, seaborne prices for coal have started to decline.
April 23, 2018 Australia’s Fortescue iron ore shipments, price fall in Q3 The iron ore producer reported a 2 percent fall in third-quarter iron ore shipments on reduced demand in China.
April 23, 2018 Chalco Q1 profits fall 19.4 pct on lower aluminium prices Chalco produced approximately 3.61 million tonnes of aluminium last year, according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
