Rusal secures $4.5bn loan extension from Sberbank The company will now start repaying the loan, secured by Rusal's 27.8% stake in Norilsk Nickel , from 2024. Reuters | November 13, 2020 | 11:05 am
Norsk Hydro reinstates dividend as outlook brightens The company last month reported a surprise rise in profit for the July-September period. Reuters | November 12, 2020 | 8:55 am
Biden better for Canadian resource exports, say experts Biden’s policies might also favour importing aluminum, cross-laminated timber, fuel cells and other lower-carbon products and commodities from Canada. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | November 11, 2020 | 1:31 pm
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