March 5, 2018 China to cut more coal, steel output to defend ‘blue skies’ China’s state planner pledged on Monday to cut more steel and coal production capacity this year.
March 2, 2018 China’s staggering demand for commodities It’s said that in China, a new skyscraper is built every five days.
March 1, 2018 U.S. energy industry slams Trump’s ‘job-killing’ steel tariffs The U.S. oil and gas industry slammed Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported steel, saying the move would kill energy jobs by raising costs for big infrastructure projects.
March 1, 2018 Trump says US to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum imports China has indicated it could retaliate against US steel tariffs by targeting imports of US agricultural commodities.
February 28, 2018 Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine to lift force majeure Majority owner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said that it expected to make up any sales-related effect over the next few quarters.
February 28, 2018 Copper price felled as Chinese factory reading drops most in 5 years Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing blamed on impact of Beijing's pollution clampdown, cooling construction sector.
February 27, 2018 Lithium glut? No way, say industry executives eyeing demand Prices for lithium have more than doubled in the past two years on forecasts for massive demand from the electric vehicle industry.
February 26, 2018 Iron ore price jumps to 10-month high China's war on smog benefitting exporters of high-quality ore as domestic steelmaking output cuts are extended.
February 26, 2018 Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.
February 22, 2018 US copper stocks sprint to record high, reflecting transport costs, weak demand Copper stocks held in warehouses registered with COMEX in the United States stand at 228,428 tonnes, up from below 90,000 tonnes at the start of 2017.
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