July 8, 2022

Vulcan Energy partners with Enel Green to develop Italian lithium project

Separately, Vulcan said it had received a positive result for its preliminary environmental impact assessment application in Germany.

July 8, 2022

Putin warns West: sanctions risk energy price spike catastrophe

Leader said that continued use of sanctions against Russia could lead to catastrophic price rises on energy markets, hitting households across Europe with much higher prices for energy.

July 8, 2022

BHP loses appeal to multibillion lawsuit over Samarco disaster

The lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over the deadly dam failure in 2015 alleges the miner ignored safety warnings.

July 7, 2022

Marex nears $235 million deal for bulk of ED&F Man brokerage

The deal would cement its position as one of London’s largest commodities dealers.

July 7, 2022

Volkswagen breaks ground on $20 billion battery unit’s first cell plant

The Salzgitter venture is one of six battery plants VW has planned for Europe.

July 7, 2022

Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911

The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.

July 7, 2022

Commodities have lost 20% since June’s peak amid recession fears

Hedge-fund managers recently slashed bets on higher commodity prices to the lowest in almost two years.

July 7, 2022

Column: LME nickel chaos chills metals trading activity

Fears of a recession are currently generating a much broader investor exodus from the commodity sector, writes Andy Home.

July 7, 2022

UK coal mine decision delayed as politics intervenes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation today and said he would continue to serve in post until his party selects a new leader.

July 7, 2022

New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements

The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.