September 16, 2022 Column: Zinc caught between weakening demand and sliding supply The puzzle facing the zinc market is whether demand or supply will fall hardest this year.
September 16, 2022 Indonesia’s $600 billion plan to shut coal plants struggles for support The plan is to keep coal fired-power plants running for another decade and then completely shift away from fossil fuels over the following 20 years.
September 16, 2022 To buy or not to buy: Russian aluminum dilemma for Europe’s buyers Europe's power crisis, production cuts and shortages of aluminum have left consumers in a quandary about Russian supplies of the metal vital for the region's transport, construction and packaging industries.
September 16, 2022 Top banks pull back from China metal financing after crises At least three metal trading companies have had credit lines frozen or reduced by either of the banks in recent weeks.
September 16, 2022 Lithium price smashes new record as supply struggles to feed EV growth Lithium carbonate hit a fresh record of 500,500 yuan ($71,315) a tonne in China.
September 16, 2022 LME faces suit from funds including AQR over nickel crisis The LME is already facing lawsuits from Jane Street and Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management over its handling of the March nickel crisis.
September 16, 2022 Congo violence rages despite conflict mineral law, US says In total, 1,021 companies filed a conflict-mineral report to the Securities and Exchange Commission last year, the Government Accountability Office said.
September 16, 2022 Chinese investors plan $2.83 billion metals park in Zimbabwe Battery-metals park that will process metals including lithium, platinum, and nickel, its latest plan to revive its moribund economy.
September 16, 2022 Democrats imperil White House plan to wean US off Russian uranium Russia accounted for 16.5% of the uranium imported into the US in 2020.
September 15, 2022 Australia approves $34 million in funding for critical minerals projects Alpha HPA and Cobalt Blue will get about A$15 million each to set up an ultra-pure aluminum chemical plant and a cobalt project, respectively.
Angola’s Endiama seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record Endiama's 2024 output made Angola the world's third-largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, behind Russia and Botswana. February 10, 2026 | 07:13 am