September 13, 2018

Belgium’s Umicore to invest over $370 m in Polish battery materials plant

The plant is the first of its kind built by Umicore in Europe and comes as the European Union is trying to develop EV battery manufacturing in the bloc.

September 12, 2018

RWE fears lignite industry collapse in hasty coal exit by Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan to phase out coal-fired power plants in Germany should stop short of “prematurely” closing brown coal facilities.

September 12, 2018

France’s Saft targets new generation battery production from 2020

Saft, Siemens, Solvay and Manz teamed up in February to develop high-density liquid electrolyte lithium-ion and solid-state batteries.

September 12, 2018

LME to maintain discounted carry trade fees indefinitely

LME believes the discounts have had a positive impact on trading volumes - the mainstay of the exchange's revenue.

September 12, 2018

Russia’s Polyus on track to boost gold output in 2019

Its 2018 production is on track to reach the upper end of its forecast range of 2.375-2.425 million troy ounces.

September 11, 2018

European miners enter bear market with more pain seen for sector

Analysts predict more tough times for the sector that has lost more than 20 percent since June.

September 11, 2018

Russia’s Alrosa sales in 2019 to exceed production by 1-2 mln carats – RIA

Russian diamond miner Alrosa said on Tuesday that its sales next year would be 1-2 million carats higher than its production in 2019.

September 11, 2018

Norway survey reveals seabed sulphide mineral deposits

Norway's Petroleum Directorate has identified previously unknown deep sea sulphide mineral deposits.

September 11, 2018

German K+S halts production at 2nd site as severe drought drags on

Hattorf is the second site the company has had to shut down in the last two weeks due to a severe drought affecting the country, especially in the northern and…

September 10, 2018

Russia’s Potanin returns 2 pct in Norilsk Nickel to Abramovich -sources

The original sale of the stake was disputed in a London court by aluminium producer Rusal, which owns a stake in Nornickel.