August 2, 2024

Vitol extends deal spree with purchase of fallen rival Noble

Vitol Group has agreed to buy the last remaining piece of fallen Asian commodity trader Noble.

August 2, 2024

Glencore overshadowed in cobalt market as Chinese rival booms

China’s CMOC Group has strengthened its status as the world’s cobalt king.

August 1, 2024

Glencore’s billionaire ex-oil head charged with corruption

Alex Beard was charged by the UK’s top fraud agency, alongside four other ex-employees from the commodities trader.

July 31, 2024

London lags in mining listings as rivals surge

The market capitalization of LSE-listed mining stocks has shrunk to $272bn from $322bn in 2018.

July 31, 2024

Solvay to supply Europe with rare earth metals to reduce reliance on China

The group has the only facility in Europe able to process light and heavy rare earth materials at an industrial level.

July 30, 2024

Funds cut copper bets by $20 billion as bull trade unravels

Mounting worries about Chinese demand are helping to spark a rapid exodus from copper.

July 30, 2024

Analysts expect Glencore to keep coal assets after Teck purchase

Glencore is already a top producer of thermal coal, with an expected output of between 98 million and 106 million tonnes this year.

July 29, 2024

Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says

Global geopolitical and energy transformations are driving an increased demand for tangible holdings, notably commodities, which are critical for the energy transition.

July 29, 2024

Column: Funds dump copper as rising stocks dampen bull spirits

LME inventory last week touched a three-year peak.

July 29, 2024

LME approves Saudi port as warehouse delivery point

The LME has approved Red Sea port city Jeddah as a warehouse delivery point for copper and zinc.