December 19, 2022 Electric vehicle production set to surge in 2023 despite low sales Starting next year, a wave of new electric vehicles from pickup trucks to middle market SUVs and sedans will hit the world's major markets.
December 19, 2022 WTO on ‘thin ice’ with metals tariff ruling, US trade chief says The WTO ruling, issued earlier this month, “really challenges the integrity of the system,” Trade Representative Katherine Tai said.
December 19, 2022 Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezes Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.
December 19, 2022 Bumper green aluminum output is good news for carmakers, and climate Global supplies of low-carbon aluminum have been robust for several years but dipped in 2022.
December 19, 2022 Uzbekistan starts shipping copper to Europe, bypassing Russia Uzbekistan has for the first time sent a train loaded with copper to Europe via a new route bypassing Russia.
December 19, 2022 Gold may be the solution to foggy glasses The soon-to-be patented coating has been created by researchers at ETH Zurich.
December 17, 2022 Germany pushes back on Putin’s ‘blackmail’ with gas terminal German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country won't be blackmailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
December 17, 2022 Stolen Dresden diamonds recovered in Berlin police raid Police special forces found 31 items representing a “significant part” of the artifacts stolen from Dresden's Green Vault.
December 16, 2022 Hedge funds say they lost $95 million in LME nickel crisis A group of hedge funds led by AQR Capital Management on Friday applied to force LME to hand over information relating to two key phone calls.
December 16, 2022 World’s coal consumption set to breach new record this year Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time.
CME changes margin-setting methodology for precious metals As of January 13, the CME will set margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium based on a percentage of contract value, it said. January 13, 2026 | 07:27 am
