August 5, 2021

Nornickel triples earnings as metals prices offset output dip

Company revenue in the six months to June 30 rose 33% year on year to $8.9 billion.

August 5, 2021

Glencore to return $2.8bn to shareholders in 2021

It joins rivals Rio Tinto and Anglo American in declaring bonanza payouts after record half-year profits boosted by commodities rally.

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.