China’s metal exports storm higher to fill gap left by warChina has already shipped out unusually large volumes of metals from aluminum, copper to zinc in March.Bloomberg News | May 18, 2022 | 8:15 am
Europe’s aluminium deficit triggers further large LME stock drawAluminium inventories in London Metal Exchange warehouses, already at their…Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 1:25 pm
Column: China lifts metals exports as Western supply chains buckleThe current highly unusual flow of Chinese unwrought aluminum to…Reuters | May 13, 2022 | 8:34 am
Shanghai copper, zinc inventories near 3-year high as virus hits demand Copper stockpiles rose 4.1% to 310,760 tonnes this week, while zinc inventories were up 11.8%. Reuters | February 28, 2020 | 11:10 am
Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 9:51 am
Chinese metals association suggests stockpiling as virus hits demand The start of stockpiling "can effectively alleviate the increase in inventory" at metal producers. Reuters | February 27, 2020 | 9:24 am
Rio Tinto’s best earnings since 2011 clouded by virus risks Company announced ordinary dividend of $6.2 billion in 2019 and total cash returns of $7.2 billion. Reuters | February 26, 2020 | 9:33 am
Coronavirus is double shock for China’s giant aluminium sector The London Metal Exchange aluminium price sank to a three-year low of $1,685 per tonne at the start of February. Reuters | February 24, 2020 | 10:29 am
China’s copper imports and aluminium consumption to drop again in 2020 Chinese smelters, facing high inventories of sulphuric acid and logistical problems with the coronavirus outbreak, have been forced to cut production. Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 9:25 am
China’s metal exporters face order cancellations, damage claims amid virus Companies have informed Chinese suppliers they are not accepting deliveries. Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 8:47 pm
South32 profit plunges on weak commodity prices Prices of South32's top three commodities - metallurgical coal, aluminium and manganese - slumped in 2019. Reuters | February 12, 2020 | 4:43 pm
The periodic table and the road to resource nationalism Many countries are starting to look inward to meet their own needs as well as broaden their economic portfolio. Kurt Breede - Special to the Northern Miner | February 11, 2020 | 9:33 am