June 1, 2021

Petra puts “exceptional” 39-carat blue diamond up for sale

The company said the diamond, found at its Cullinan mine, will be showcased in Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong and New York.

June 1, 2021

Russia discusses buying metals for state stockpile

Moscow has been keeping a close eye on rising raw materials costs in the construction sector as part of efforts to keep domestic commodity prices stable.

May 31, 2021

Logjams at Malaysian warehouses exacerbate aluminum shortages

Bottlenecks at London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in Malaysia owned by metals storage firm ISTIM UK are adding to the difficulties aluminum consumers in the United States and Europe face…

May 31, 2021

Russian metals firms may face $1.4bn in extra tax, shares fall

Moscow has been keeping a close eye on rising raw materials costs in the construction sector as part of widespread attempts to keep domestic commodity prices stable.

May 30, 2021

Competition between redox flow, li-ion batteries to heat up over next decade – report

IDTechEx sees redox flow batteries overtaking the li-ion battery energy capacity installed by 2031.

May 28, 2021

Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case

Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.

May 28, 2021

Gold price: 45% chance for a record by December – report

Incrementum AG sees a 45% probability of the gold price hitting a new all-time high at $2,100 or higher as early as December 2021.

May 28, 2021

DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply

While Congo has reinstated an export ban on concentrates, it will allow miners that hold waivers such as Ivanhoe Mines to continue with shipments.

May 28, 2021

Rio Tinto, Comptech produce aluminum alloys for EVs, 5G antennas

Rio Tinto designed the alloys for the semi-solid rheocasting process offered by Comptech.

May 27, 2021

Greece eyes green energy shift with $21 billion in projects

Greece is still dealing with the effects of a decade-long financial crisis, but is budgeting 6.2 billion euros for green projects.