August 3, 2021 Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.
August 3, 2021 Vale reaches tentative agreement with Sudbury nickel miners’ union The five-year agreement includes "significant monetary improvements for existing members."
August 3, 2021 Soaring aluminum drives up the cost of everything from beer to foil For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday.
August 3, 2021 BlackRock joins Citi to study plan to shut coal plants early The proposals involve buying coal plants in developing economies in Asia and operating them for as long as 15 years before closing the sites ahead of current schedules.
August 3, 2021 Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.
August 3, 2021 Western Australia takes step-up in battery chemicals production Three big battery chemicals plants are set to come on line in coming months, while Germany's BASF is part of a pilot project to blend feeds used by battery makers.
August 3, 2021 CATL’s new sodium ion battery to help ease lithium shortages The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.
August 2, 2021 China’s first-half gold output drops 10% on safety checks Gold consumption in the first six months jumped 69.21% to 547.05 tonnes.
August 2, 2021 From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in…
August 2, 2021 Copper boom has a top zinc miner scouring for red metal assets Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets.
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