June 21, 2023

What really happened the night the nickel market broke

Documents made public in a court hearing this week recount in detail the LME’s fateful decisions in early March 2022.

June 21, 2023

Auto firms race to secure non-Chinese graphite for EVs as shortages loom

Automakers are knocking at the doors of new producers, such as Madagascar and Mozambique.

June 20, 2023

Polish coal asset spin-off would lure investors, Amundi says

The government seeks to spin off coal-fired power plants from the country’s biggest state-controlled utilities later this year.

June 20, 2023

Northvolt gets $400 million from Ontario fund for green battery

Northvolt is currently in talks with the Canadian and Quebec governments on a potential multibillion-dollar plant near Montreal.

June 20, 2023

Column: Zinc price slide claims first victim as Irish mine closes

The closure of the Tara zinc mine in Ireland tells you how far the price of the galvanizing metal has fallen over the last year.

June 20, 2023

LME cancelled nickel trades to ‘save’ Tsingshan, London court told

Two financial firms are demanding a combined $472 million in damages.

June 20, 2023

Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant

Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where  human rights abuses have been documented.

June 20, 2023

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.

June 19, 2023

Fortescue expands battery and electric powertrain output in UK with new plant

The Banbury facility will open in 2024.

June 18, 2023

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments.