January 14, 2025

Copper price rises as Trump team’s gradual tariffs plan cools dollar

Copper extended this year’s rally following a report the incoming Trump administration will slowly ramp up trade tariffs.

January 14, 2025

LME on last lap to approve Hong Kong as location for metal storage

Expansion could mean a boost to LME trading volumes if successful.

January 14, 2025

Congo courts Saudi mining investors to help curb China dominance

Congo wants more partnerships with the new investors to limit the risk of relying solely on Chinese investors.

January 13, 2025

Lithium prices to stabilize in 2025 as mine closures, China EV sales ease glut, analysts say

The global lithium supply glut is predicted to shrink by half to around 80,000 tons of LCE from nearly 150,000 last year, according to Antaike.

January 13, 2025

Column: Structural shifts or price moves? China’s bifurcated commodity imports

China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.

January 13, 2025

Malaysia clamps anti-dumping duties on iron, steel from four nations

The duties range from 2.52% to 36.80%.

January 12, 2025

China’s December copper imports hit 13-month high

For the whole of 2024, unwrought copper imports totalled 5.68 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.27%.

January 12, 2025

China 2024 iron ore imports hit record on resilient demand, steel exports

The world's largest iron ore consumer brought in a total of about 1.24 billion metric tons last year.

January 12, 2025

Copper smelting fees to remain low amid tight supply – Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets analyst sees a bumpy road ahead for the copper concentrates market in 2025, forecasting an annual average spot TC of $10.7 per tonne.

January 10, 2025

US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China

President-elect Trump has expressed interest in taking control of the island.