March 15, 2021 Electric cars will cost more using ethically sourced batteries The European Union’s efforts to ethically source a key battery metal face headwinds that could make it more expensive for automakers to go electric.
March 15, 2021 Poland’s central bank wants to buy 100 tonnes of gold, governor says Central banks have stepped up purchases of gold, often seeing it as a way to reduce reliance on the US dollar.
March 15, 2021 The king of nickel is betting big on a green future in batteries Tsingshan made numerous bold moves on its path to becoming the world’s largest nickel producer, but its new plan to supply carmakers with cheap, clean metal could be its biggest…
March 15, 2021 VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.
March 15, 2021 BlackRock-backed GV Gold plans Moscow IPO The company potential listing could value it at up to $2 billion.
March 15, 2021 Shanghai bourse studies overseas warehousing for bonded copper contract The Shanghai International Energy Exchange bonded copper futures, which were launched in November, are open to international investors looking to hedge their exposure to China.
March 15, 2021 China’s copper imports likely to rise, may not be bullish signal: Russell There are certainly still reasons to be optimistic on China’s copper demand, but much will depend on how long and how large Beijing’s ongoing economic stimulus goes.
March 15, 2021 China Jan-Feb aluminum output rises on new capacity increase Primary aluminum output in the world's biggest aluminum producer, was 6.45 million tonnes in January and February combined.
March 15, 2021 Core Lithium says Finniss awarded major project status by Australia Major Project Status is the government's recognition of the national significance of a project, either for economic growth or employment.
March 15, 2021 Boliden warns profit to be hit by covid-19 outbreaks among staff The negative effect is expected to be nearly 200 million crowns ($23.4 million).
Nornickel sharply hikes nickel surplus forecasts for this year and next The Russian miner said it expected the nickel surplus this year to reach 240,000 tons, up from an estimate of 120,000 tones in July. December 15, 2025 | 07:13 am