February 18, 2021 Albemarle expects recovery in sales as results top estimates Company looks to double production at its lithium facility in Silver Peak, Nevada, as part of a plan to boost supply for the EV market.
February 18, 2021 US judge dismisses aluminum antitrust claims The purchasers had accused banks and commodity trading, mining and metals warehousing companies of conspiring to hoard aluminum when prices were low roughly a decade ago.
February 17, 2021 Why Tesla isn’t a “battery company” Even when assigning zero value to automakers’ non-EV business, Tesla’s valuation based solely on battery capacity deployed are multiples of Volkswagen, GM, BYD, Hyundai, Nissan and others.
February 17, 2021 Biden assurances on jobs sting like insults in mines, oil patch The Biden administration has gotten off to a rough start trying to reassure coal miners and oil workers whose jobs are threatened by the president’s fight against climate change.
February 17, 2021 Comstock soars on lithium battery recycler investment Shares more than tripled after the mineral producer unveiled a $10.8 million deal for rights to a stake of as much as 64% stake in lithium battery recycling company Linico.
February 17, 2021 Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally Gold fell to its lowest in over two months as surging bond yields and a firmer US dollar continued to take a toll on the precious metal.
February 17, 2021 Global copper smelting slides in January amid covid-19 lockdowns Top producer China dipped but from high levels, satellite service SAVANT and broker Marex Spectron said in a joint statement.
February 17, 2021 Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn? It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly.
February 17, 2021 Nickel was king in EV battery capacity deployment in 2020 Adamas Intelligence says that over 60% of all passenger EV battery capacity deployed globally in 2020 was in the form of high-nickel cells.
February 16, 2021 Challenge to water permit for Minnesota copper-nickel mine dismissed PolyMet's NorthMet project would become Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.
Column: Nickel market plays the Indonesia’s numbers game Nickel prices have been on an explosive rally as the market bets that Indonesia, the world's largest producer, will hit the brakes on its runaway output growth. January 25, 2026 | 06:54 am
