Rising commodity prices have increased Chinese manufacturers' costs and squeezed margins.

According to Wood Mackenzie, China’s march towards carbon neutrality is forcing its aluminium smelters away from using captive coal-fired power.

Citing US national security grounds the Trump administration in 2018 imposed tariffs of 25% on EU steel and 10% on aluminum.

Primary aluminum output in China, the world's top producer, was up 8.5% year-on-year at 3.28 million tonnes in March

European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil fuels gears up.