CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."Frik Els | December 24, 2024 | 1:11 pm
President Biden to decide fate of Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US SteelCFIUS said on Monday that allowing Nippon Steel to take…Reuters | December 23, 2024 | 4:46 pm
Vedanta to exclude base metals business from sweeping demergerThe group said it will consider the base metals business…Reuters | December 22, 2024 | 9:54 am
Nickel price hits 4-year low as gloom offsets potential Indonesia cuts Indonesia is now considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas as it seeks to boost slumping prices of the metal. Bloomberg News | December 20, 2024 | 10:27 am
Indonesia weighs deep cuts to nickel mining to boost prices Indonesia is considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas as it seeks to boost slumping prices of the battery metal. Bloomberg | December 19, 2024 | 4:39 am
Nippon Steel, Sojitz to take 49% stake in Champion Iron’s project in Canada The Kami project will also receive up to A$490 million in contributions from Nippon and Sojitz. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 3:00 pm
PetroChina to start metals trading, eyeing energy transition In addition to lithium and copper, the new PetroChina unit may also look to trade nickel. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 12:14 pm
Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal rising to nearly 8.9 billion tons by 2027, about 1% higher than 2024 levels. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:48 am
Glencore in talks to sell Philippine copper smelting unit Due to its location, the business — Pasar — has long been a key trading asset for Glencore. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:39 am
Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 10:02 am
India’s record gold import said to be due to calculation error Officials double-counted gold shipments in warehouses following a change in methodology in July, Bloomberg sources say. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 9:53 am
Abaxx to launch nickel sulphate contract on January 10 The nickel sulphate contract will be priced in dollars and physically deliverable in Singapore. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 7:54 am