July 13, 2018 Germany to host Europe’s first EV battery plant BMW already signed up as the factory's main client.
July 11, 2018 Five top mining execs. convicted over Turkey’s worst mine disaster The sentences range from 15 to 22 years in jail for high-ranked executives.
July 10, 2018 KME buys German copper product producer Mansfelder Kupfer A final deal has been signed for the sale of German copper products company Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing (MKM) for 80 million euros ($94 million).
July 10, 2018 Gabriel Resources President and CEO Jonathan Henry leaves the company Jonathan Henry has resigned from his position as President, CEO and as a Director of Gabriel to pursue other opportunities with immediate effect, the company said.
July 9, 2018 BP is front-runner to buy BHP’s US shale unit The London-based oil major has made the highest offer for the assets, which BHP prefers selling in a single package.
July 9, 2018 Russia hikes duties on U.S. imports, pledges more retaliation The U.S. tariff hike will cost an overall $537.6 million and Russia has the right to impose more compensatory measures in the future.
July 8, 2018 Alrosa unearths diamond shaped as soccer ball The 0.50-carat stone was found at the company’s Karpinskaya-1 pipe, located in the northern Arkhangelsk Region.
July 5, 2018 Goldman says buy commodities as clock ticks toward trade war Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has poured cold water on the notion that a trade war between the U.S. and China represents a serious threat to raw materials, saying most of…
July 5, 2018 Glencore announces $1 bn share buyback days after probe Glencore Plc will buy back as much as $1 billion of its shares, a move that may soothe investor concerns after the world’s top commodity trader was hit by a…
July 5, 2018 Automaker shares soar on U.S. proposal to eliminate tariffs Shares in European carmakers are having their best trading day in two years after a U.S. official floated a proposal to eliminate vehicle-import tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic.
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