More than 50,000 Finnish industrial workers threaten to strike over wage dispute The 10-day strike would affect operations at over 200 companies in Finland. Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 9:19 am
Norway’s Hydro to cut Slovakia aluminium output due to power cost The aluminium plant will cut its output to around 60% of capacity in response to high electricity costs. Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 9:05 am
Lynas gets regulator nod for disposal facility in Malaysia The Australian rare earths miner said it has done detailed assessments for the proposed facility at Gebeng industrial estate. Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 8:54 am
Codelco signs multi-year contracts in Southeast Asia The world's largest copper producer said it was seeking to quadruple its sales in the region by 2023 with the opening of an office in Singapore. Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 8:39 am
Peru government still far from deal on MMG’s Las Bambas mine restart In a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vasquez said the government's spending proposal is a "solution." Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 1:08 pm
Rosneft picks Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore as buyers of naphtha, diesel in 2022 Russian oil giant Rosneft has selected Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore as the main buyers for its light oil products. Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 9:21 am
Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply contracts globally. Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 9:05 am
Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine As of Wednesday morning, 32 bodies had been recovered from the mine in West Kordofan in addition to three people rescued with injuries. Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 8:51 am
Northvolt battery plant sparks into life, a first for Europe Northvolt will rival the likes of Tesla and Asian battery makers such as Panasonic, LG Chem and CATL. Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 8:38 am
Anglo, Vale in talks to jointly develop Serpentina iron ore mine A potential partnership could leverage Anglo's existing logistics infrastructure in the region, Vale says. Reuters | December 28, 2021 | 2:01 pm
CNGR to buy nickel, cobalt from Xiamen Xiangyu Chinese battery materials producer said it would buy over a five-year period as part of a broad strategic cooperation agreement. Reuters | December 28, 2021 | 10:21 am
Thirty-one killed in Sudanese gold mine collapse The incident occurred at a private gold mine in western Sudan. Reuters | December 28, 2021 | 9:23 am