Iron ore price falls as China watches exaggerated price moves

Rising covid cases in China and expectations of surplus supply next year limited gains.

Where has all the zinc gone?

Record spot prices will lift contract values for lithium miners next year but a surge in production to over 1 million tonnes by 2024 will put downward pressure on prices, according to a new government report.

Starting next year, a wave of new electric vehicles from pickup trucks to middle market SUVs and sedans will hit the world's major markets.

China is in the first of an expected three waves of covid cases this winter.

China's aluminum imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic supply.

Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.

Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time.

A new state-owned company called China Mineral Resources Group is poised to become the world’s biggest iron ore buyer as soon as next year.