July 5, 2022 Europe snaps up coal from abroad to fill gap left by Russia Helping to fill the gap is more coal from the US, Colombia, and Australia.
July 5, 2022 Bank of England takes deep dive into ‘opaque’ commodities Big UK banks have up to 50% of their total core capital of gross exposure to commodity producers, suppliers, and traders, and to commodity derivatives.
July 5, 2022 Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions Nornickel-Rusal merger would create national champion and would also help to resist sanctions, Potanin said.
July 4, 2022 Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home.
July 4, 2022 Battery material lithium isn’t a health threat – industry groups A proposal by the European Chemicals Agency wants to classify lithium salts as dangerous for human health.
July 4, 2022 Banks step up trade finance in global commodities boom Commodity trading houses have seen earnings climb as they capitalize on wild swings in prices and arbitrage opportunities.
July 4, 2022 Battery makers warn EU that lithium proposal may hurt EV sector The proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning EV industry, they argued.
July 4, 2022 Phoenix Copper launches novel bond linked to copper price Phoenix is raising cash to revive production at the Empire copper mine in Idaho.
July 4, 2022 UK launches critical minerals data centre To be run by the British Geological Survey, the centre will use the data to help to find ways to source minerals needed for green technologies.
July 4, 2022 Molybdenum, sulphur key to converting CO2 into methanol An efficient, molybdenum-based catalyst is being presented as a solution to turn CO2 from industrial plants into liquid methanol.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
