China’s booming copper output leaves less space for Codelco

Codelco is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of new domestic capacity in the Asian nation.

Bloomberg News | November 14, 2023 | 8:40 am

Automakers’ drive to avoid China’s EV rare earth dominance gathers speed

Auto industry expanding efforts to cut rare earth EV use

Reuters | November 14, 2023 | 7:46 am

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.

Bloomberg News | November 13, 2023 | 1:12 pm

Trafigura brings Australian mined copper back to China

Swiss commodity trader has agreed to help Chinese smelters clear imports of copper concentrate from Australia.

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 8:58 am

Australian copper ore heads to China as relations thaw

The shipments are also happening at a time when the market for the partially processed copper ores known as concentrates is expected to tighten.

Bloomberg News | November 10, 2023 | 10:35 am

Graphic: Surpluses on the horizon, but output cuts to help buoy nickel price

Sizeable output cuts will help shore up nickel prices, which are likely to have reached a bottom after a year-long slide.

Reuters | November 10, 2023 | 7:07 am

Copper price gains as traders assess China deflation, Fedspeak

The red metal declined earlier after official statistics showed Chinese consumer prices down more than the median economist forecast.

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2023 | 3:30 pm

Jiangxi Copper boosts stake in First Quantum

The Chinese miner grew its interest in First Quantum to 18.5% from 18.3%, after buying a total of 1.35 million shares this week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2023 | 10:01 am

Western miners seek premium pricing for rare earth metals to break China grip

The miners believe manufacturers will absorb extra costs due to new ESG-related legislation and tax incentives like the IRA.

Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 7:34 am

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