February 8, 2022 The commodity gauges that underpin Goldman’s uber-bullish view There are more commodities futures contracts trading in backwardation than at any point since at least 1997.
February 8, 2022 Energy giant RWE backs Germany’s bad-bank plan for coal exit RWE has one of the largest renewable-energy portfolios among European utilities, but it still generates about a quarter of its power from lignite plants.
February 8, 2022 China metallurgical coal futures surge on supply woes, demand recovery Other steelmaking ingredients on the Dalian bourse also jumped.
February 8, 2022 Aluminum price hits highest since 2008 on LME, closes in on a record “Aluminum markets are facing a melt-up in prices this year, driven by simultaneous deficits in both China and ex-China drawing on already low stock of inventory,” Goldman analysts say.
February 8, 2022 New LME stocks squeeze is creeping up on Doctor Copper LME copper stocks give every appearance of experiencing a second grab-it-while-you-can impulse wave, writes Andy Home.
February 7, 2022 As US national debt hits $30 trillion, higher borrowing costs & negative real yields will make it harder to finance The United States reached a new milestone this week, but it’s nothing to be proud of.
February 7, 2022 US and Japan reach agreement to remove Trump-era steel tariffs Washington will suspend the 25% levy on incoming steel imports from Japan up to 1.25 million metric tons a year,
February 7, 2022 US to spend $725m this year on abandoned coal mine cleanup The money represents a portion of the $11.3 billion allocated to mine reclamation in the infrastructure law that Congress passed last year.
February 7, 2022 Blockchain rare earth scheme to certify sustainable output for EVs An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for rare earths.
February 7, 2022 Americans face record metals prices as shipping costs surge Supply-chain snags dominated headlines through most of 2021, catapulting commodities prices to the highest in more than a decade.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm