Coal plant moratorium pushed by UK, Canada in letter to G20

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.

Dalian iron ore slumped to three-week low.

In 1965, the OECD comprised more than 70% of global emissions. Today, non-OECD countries account for more than 60%.

The Biden administration is considering options including sanctions on Russia’s top producer of the metal.

Shanghai and other big Chinese cities have ramped up testing for covid-19 as infections rose following this month's Golden Week holidays.

According to the official newspaper of the Communist Party, the country will persist with its strict covid-19 policies.

Not all market players are pessimistic, with some analysts seeing prices at least stabilizing by the fourth quarter.

Steel mills in top producing province of Hebei have been ordered to limit output, in a bid to ensure blue skies for the Communist Party Congress.

From the lithium and cobalt needed for electric vehicle batteries to the rare earth metals which power wind turbines, procuring all of these metals comes at a cost to the environment.