October 11, 2024

Copper prices to hit record high in Q4 2024 on Fed cuts and China stimulus – Fastmarkets

Analysts expect prices around $10,265 per tonne in the last quarter of the year.

October 11, 2024

CME blocked Istim warehouse after objections from metal traders

Market participants raised concerns about a controversial fee increase announced earlier this year by the warehousing company.

October 11, 2024

Savannah CEO sees lithium price rebound by start of Portugal project

Savannah expects to bring the Barroso project onstream as early as possible in 2027.

October 11, 2024

Orano boosts uranium mining and enrichment capacities as market tightens

The state-controlled company is investing to prolong the life of mines in Canada and Kazakhstan.

October 10, 2024

Northvolt says it will be able to pay its upcoming taxes

Cash-strapped Northvolt announced in September that it would slim down and cut jobs.

October 10, 2024

Russian LME aluminum stocks account for 66% of total in September

The share of aluminum of Indian origin rose to 32% from 31%, LME data also showed.

October 10, 2024

Mining stocks may drop 20% if US tariffs imposed – JPMorgan

The bank cited tariffs as a key factor behind the sector's more than 10% drop in 2017-2018 during the Trump administration.

October 9, 2024

LMFP battery technology breakthrough could increase EV range by 20%, Integrals Power says

The company's LMFP materials feature 80% manganese, instead of the 50-70% typically found in competing materials.

October 9, 2024

Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality

The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom.

October 9, 2024

Metal trader hiring frenzy sends bonuses soaring

The rush for metals traders has pushed compensation levels higher across the industry, according to several trading house CEOs.