Titanium miner Kenmare’s H1 profit surges on stronger Chinese demand Kenmare Resources' pretax profit for the first half of the year tripled as it shipped more finished products to China and other Asian markets. Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 10:00 am
Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to a short position in metals overall. Bloomberg News | August 19, 2018 | 8:33 am
Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continue to slide but at slower pace Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continued to edge lower although the pace of decline has slowed as spot prices have fallen to below production costs. Fast Markets | August 19, 2018 | 8:07 am
Lithium and cobalt use in consumer electronics to rise mildly The global smartphone market accounts for the largest consumer electronics segment, accounting for around half of its market share. Fast Markets | August 18, 2018 | 12:06 pm
Lithium price: Chile giant’s scorched earth strategy Playbook follows success in the iodine market Frik Els | August 17, 2018 | 2:34 pm
China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones. Reuters | August 17, 2018 | 4:38 am
Standard Lithium tries new approach to speed up production in Arkansas Canadian company is focused on unlocking the value of existing large-scale US based lithium bearing brine resources that can be brought into production quickly. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2018 | 8:20 am
Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with the precious metal setting a one-and-a-half year low. Frik Els | August 15, 2018 | 6:02 pm
Nickel is dancing to a new electric (vehicle) beat The world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry. Reuters | August 15, 2018 | 11:37 am