Soaring aluminum drives up the cost of everything from beer to foil
For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday.
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Canada’s newest gold mine begins commercial production
Pure Gold mine, milling facilities, and other critical systems are operating in line with or close to design capacity of 800t per day.
BlackRock joins Citi to study plan to shut coal plants early
The proposals involve buying coal plants in developing economies in Asia and operating them for as long as 15 years before closing the sites ahead of current schedules.
Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry
China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.
Western Australia takes step-up in battery chemicals production
Three big battery chemicals plants are set to come on line in coming months, while Germany's BASF is part of a pilot project to blend feeds used by battery makers.
Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium
Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.
CATL’s new sodium ion battery to help ease lithium shortages
The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.
BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.
Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report
Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.