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    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      ExplainerCharts that Matter
      China’s comeback turbocharges base metal prices

      Industrial commodities, led by tin, have surged more than 20 per cent in three months

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      UK to propose carbon border tax as part of steel industry aid package

      Chancellor Jeremy Hunt agrees to consult on ways to level playing field against foreign competitors

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Mining
      TSX slams Canada over Chinese lithium divestment order

      Exchange says intervention threatens free flow of capital on which mining companies rely

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      LexCopper
      Copper/China: red metal’s purple patch is set to continue Premium content

      Traders are buying up metal in anticipation of Chinese economic recovery as Covid rules are relaxed

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      Gupta’s Liberty Steel cutbacks put 440 UK jobs at risk

      Industrialist plans to idle some smaller plants as higher energy costs squeeze profits

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Mining
      Saudi Arabia launches mining fund in effort to reduce oil dependency

      Investments up to $15bn aim to secure access to minerals used in solar panels, electric cars and other industries

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Copper rallies on hopes of China economic rebound

      Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions triggers gains in metals exposed to Chinese property sector

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Futures contracts
      Review urges LME to toughen standards on market distortions

      Independent report criticises exchange for lack of circuit breakers in March nickel crisis

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Vale SA
      Vale weighs offers for stake in base metals business

      Brazilian mining group says talks have been held with sovereign funds, carmakers and industrial groups

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Moral Money
      Investing in battery metals: ‘It’s a re-education’ Premium content

      A special edition on the race to clean up mining practices

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      This UK steel bailout requires a hands-on approach

      Government should impose conditions on emissions, structure, strategy and governance

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      Hunt considers taxpayer rescue of British Steel blast furnaces

      Cabinet members lobby chancellor to offer £300mn to save the group’s Scunthorpe site

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Batteries
      World’s biggest lithium producer bets on prices staying high despite supply rush

      Albemarle says market for key battery metal transformed by electric vehicle sales

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      London Metal Exchange Ltd
      High Court tosses out case by LME traders for disclosures on nickel debacle

      Hedge fund AQR and other market participants were seeking more information on exchange’s decision to cancel trades

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Norsk Hydro ASA
      Norsk Hydro plans ‘thousands’ of cost-cut initiatives as power prices bite

      Norwegian aluminium producer outlines push to improve productivity and reduce shareholder returns

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Rio Tinto PLC
      Rio Tinto reluctantly hunts for deals as mining industry consolidates

      Anglo-Australian group looking for critical mineral assets but says it needs to be disciplined

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      London Metal Exchange Ltd
      Traders warn LME nickel benchmark disconnected from global market

      Metal pricing hit as thin volumes and higher financing costs force investors to sidelines

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Rio Tinto PLC
      Rio Tinto prevails in $3.3bn takeover of Turquoise Hill

      Vote by Canadian group’s shareholders in favour of offer will give it greater control of Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Batteries
      Electric car battery prices rise for first time in more than a decade

      Soaring cost of key metals challenges efforts to turn EVs into mass-market product

    • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
      Brazilian mine to begin lithium production in 2023 as demand soars

      Canada-listed Sigma Lithium aims to have product ready for shipping by next April as it triples production target

    • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
      InterviewPOSCO
      Posco chief warns strong dollar is dragging down profits

      South Korea’s largest steelmaker grapples with weaker demand as global economy cools

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      London Metal Exchange Ltd
      LME claims $20bn nickel trade chaos threatened to tip it into ‘death spiral’

      Exchange’s defence against judicial review says level of margin calls would have bankrupted multiple clearing members

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Sibanye-Stillwater
      Sibanye-Stillwater approves €588mn lithium project in Finland

      Mine and refinery development comes as Europe seeks to reduce reliance on China for battery metals

    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
      Lex
      Lygend/HK IPO: electric cars are still hot but related stocks are not     Premium content

      Would-be Lygend investors must be prepared to weather a double dose of volatility

    • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
      Commodities
      Livent warns of lithium roadblock to rollout of electric cars

      CEO says supply crunch will hit cheaper models hardest as manufacturers prioritise more profitable vehicles

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