October 1, 2017 Chinese EV market nearing 2% penetration Plug-in-vehicle market in China surges to a record 1.8% of total passenger vehicle sales.
September 29, 2017 A new challenge to the dollar China announced the creation of an oil futures contract that will be denominated in Yuan and convertible into gold.
September 29, 2017 China iron ore makes biggest monthly drop since May 2016 as demand concerns rise The Dalian Commodity Exchange's most-traded iron ore contract, for January delivery, closed down 0.98 percent at 454.5 yuan ($68.45) per tonne.
September 28, 2017 Chinese carmaker to take $28m stake in Australian lithium company Great Wall will be involved in what seems to be the first direct investment in a lithium supplier by an automaker.
September 28, 2017 China bought tonnes of North Korean coal North Korea’s biggest trading partner imported 1.64 million tonnes of coal in August
September 27, 2017 HKEX plans to launch iron ore futures in November Hong Kong stock exchange plans to launch a U.S. dollar-denominated, cash-settled iron ore futures contract in Hong Kong to compete with U.S. & Asian rivals.
September 27, 2017 China-backed Yancoal Australia exercises option to up stake in coal mine The agreement brings Yancoal’s stake in the Warkworth project to about 85 percent.
September 27, 2017 China to revoke over 1,000 iron ore mining licences amid pollution crackdown Figure represents about a third of the country's iron ore mines currently in operations.
September 26, 2017 Iron ore prices bounce back Following several days of losses, iron ore spot markets saw a slight growth on Tuesday
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
