May 24, 2023 Indonesia to allow exports of five raw minerals despite June ban Copper, iron ore, lead, zinc and anode mud from copper concentrates will be allowed to leave the country until May next year.
May 24, 2023 A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.
May 23, 2023 Vedanta extends record dividend spree with $830 million payout Shares of the company rose about 2% at the close in Mumbai on Monday before the dividend was announced.
May 23, 2023 LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.
May 21, 2023 Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.
May 21, 2023 Macron says Mongolia to supply critical metals for green push Macron added that the two countries would cooperate on renewable energies and nuclear.
May 19, 2023 Nickel prices seen falling as global surplus looms Global nickel prices are poised to decline over the next few years as top producer Indonesia ramps up supplies and production costs fall.
May 18, 2023 Pan Asia Metals enters deal to evaluate lithium conversion facility in Vietnam The evaluation will consider an initial annual capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes per annum.
May 18, 2023 Vedanta seeks cash with $500 million bond maturing The board will consider paying out a first dividend for the current business year at an upcoming meeting.
May 18, 2023 Trafigura tags large LME aluminum volumes for delivery Aluminum stocks in LME warehouses hit two-month highs in the middle of April.
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