August 4, 2021 Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.
August 4, 2021 Bacteria help extract rare earths from mine slag heaps French researchers will start extracting rare earths, cobalt, copper, and nickel from slag heaps in Finland and New Caledonia.
August 3, 2021 Soaring aluminum drives up the cost of everything from beer to foil For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday.
August 3, 2021 Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.
August 2, 2021 From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in…
August 2, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire Eramet’s nickel processing facilities in France The transaction is the second step in Sibanye-Stillwater’s battery metals strategy.
August 1, 2021 Renault locks in lithium supply from Vulcan Energy in five-year deal Vulcan will supply 6,000 to 17,000 tonnes of lithium annually to the French automaker.
July 30, 2021 Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021 New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.
July 30, 2021 IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…
July 30, 2021 Glencore ups expectations for FY trading, lowers nickel, coal Coal production fell 16% to 48.7 million tonnes in the first half, partly because of market-related cuts in Australia.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
