August 30, 2023

Eramet to resume manganese mining in Gabon after coup

Eramet has stopped its manganese mining operations and train-transport operations in Gabon out of precaution.

August 30, 2023

Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report

IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used anode material in Li-ion batteries through the medium term with demand exceeding 2 million tonnes by 2029.

August 29, 2023

Column: South Korea’s Gwangyang is the new LME aluminum battleground

LME-registered warehouses in the city currently hold 49% of all the light metal sitting in the exchange's global warehouse network.

August 29, 2023

Polyus H1 adjusted net profit jumps 33% y/y

Physical sales volume rose 24%, while gold output jumped 36% to 1.45 million ounces.

August 28, 2023

Zijin mulling multi-billion dollar expansion of Serbian copper mine

Cukaru Peki is expected to position Serbia as Europe’s second-largest copper producing country.

August 25, 2023

What the ascent of hydrogen as a renewable resource means for platinum demand

The emerging global hydrogen supply chain is essentially “made of platinum,” says Bank of America Global Research commodities strategist Michael Widmer.

August 25, 2023

Improving graphite cathodes’ structure could lead to faster-charging EVs

Recent findings could lead to faster-charging, longer-lasting, and safer electric cars.

August 24, 2023

UK Serious Fraud Office drops long-running investigations into Rio Tinto and ENRC

Another setback for an agency that’s expended years prosecuting suspected corruption across the commodities industry.

August 24, 2023

Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies

By 2025, deficit is projected to spike to 217,000 tonnes and could further intensify to a staggering 2.2 million tonnes by 2032.

August 24, 2023

Column: LME warehousers bet the great metals destock is over

LME storage capacity grew modestly in the second quarter of this year, the first quarterly increase in two years.