January 18, 2022 Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.
January 17, 2022 Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.
January 17, 2022 Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
January 17, 2022 No new year resolution for out-of-favour copper market Copper’s fall from grace among fund players is clear to see in sliding volumes across all three major trading venues, writes Andy Home.
January 17, 2022 De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.
January 17, 2022 Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021.
January 17, 2022 Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.
January 14, 2022 Nickel price rally to run out of steam as supplies ramp up Nickel prices touched $22,935 a tonne on Friday, the highest since 2011.
January 14, 2022 Global sustainable debt issuance matched Canada’s GDP in 2021 – report Data compiled by BloombergNEF show that the volumes of sustainable debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2021 alone.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
Trump says no critical minerals tariffs for now, will seek overseas supplies The move defers a decision on duties that could further roil the U.S. economy. January 14, 2026 | 04:27 pm
