China’s copper import boom leaves other metals cold

Only aluminum is showing a similar movement but there is no sign of China having any import appetite for the other base metals.

Reuters | November 10, 2020 | 9:02 am

How Biden’s win affects commodities hit by trade wars, tariffs

From steel and aluminum tariffs to boosting exports of liquefied natural gas, very few corners of the global commodities market eluded Donald Trump’s attention.

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2020 | 9:05 am

China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025

The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.

Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | November 4, 2020 | 8:58 am

Steel industry cries for help beyond Trump tariff ‘band-aid’

Commodities traders in China won’t be able to import products including coal and copper.

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2020 | 10:02 am

LME’s “green aluminum” plans opposed by industry

For first time in its 143-year history, the LME is pushing a platform for greener metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 3, 2020 | 7:02 am

China’s aluminum juggernaut may be running out of road

China’s giant smelter sector churned out an average 105,000 tonnes per day in September, with year-to-date production up 3.3% on 2019.

Reuters | October 30, 2020 | 7:57 am

Rio Tinto invests $51m in Canadian alumina refinery

Upgrades, to be completed in early 2021, include three new energy efficient buildings and a centralized control room.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2020 | 7:42 am

Trump lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum, warns he may resume them

Trump first granted the exclusion to Canada in 2019, but a surge in imports of Canadian non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum prompted him to slap the tariffs back on in August, inflaming tensions with Ottawa.

Reuters | October 27, 2020 | 3:10 pm

China’s new infrastructure plan to boost metal demand – report

The plan will support the government's beneficiation ambition in the metals industry, Fitch says.

MINING.com Editor | October 26, 2020 | 2:01 pm

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