August 23, 2022 German aluminum smelter considers halving output on energy costs Speira, which was part of Norsk Hydro’s aluminum business before being sold to KPS Capital, can produce about 160,000 tonnes of aluminum at its plant in Neuss.
August 23, 2022 Two charts show copper price drop may have been overdone Copper is China's only growing commodity import in 2022 as the country’s inventories drop 60% in a year and worldwide stocks decline to just 3.5 days consumption.
August 23, 2022 Russian diamonds are quietly flowing again after sanctions chaos Alrosa is back selling more than $250 million of diamonds a month.
August 23, 2022 Boliden declares force majeure on zinc amid Norway strike Swedish miner declared force majeure due to a strike among Norwegian electrochemical industry workers.
August 23, 2022 Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz team up with Canada in battery materials push The agreement includes the production ramp-up of cathode materials.
August 23, 2022 Green economy may lead to sulfur shortages – study A recent study states that global demand for sulfuric acid is set to rise significantly from 246 to 400 million metric tonnes by 2040.
August 22, 2022 China boosts spending on Russian energy to $35 billion since war Purchases of crude, oil products, gas and coal rose to $35 billion since the war in Ukraine began, from about $20 billion a year earlier.
August 22, 2022 Climate disasters risk putting a damper on electric car making Automakers racing to make more EVs have a problem: climate change is catching up with the industry.
August 22, 2022 Neo agrees to buy Greenland rare earth project from Hudson Resources Neo will buy the Sarfartoq project for a total of $3.5 million.
August 22, 2022 Most Greenlanders support extracting, exporting sand left by melting ice sheet Climate change is leading to the deposition of substantial amounts of sand and gravel along the coasts of Greenland amid a rapidly growing global demand for these resources.
Iron ore’s strength hard to reconcile with soft Chinese demand Benchmark Singapore futures topped $109/t this week, a level last reached 15 months ago when the Chinese government was busy with measures to stimulate the economy. January 14, 2026 | 05:38 pm
