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Column: Metal markets brace for a downturn of a different kind

The spectre of recession has hung heavy over this year's LME Week festivities.

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:37 am

China’s lithium appetite to fuel European production, miner says

Australia's Critical Metals is attempting to cash in on soaring demand for lithium.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2022 | 7:14 pm

There’s no cheap way to sidestep China’s energy supply chains

China dominates clean energy supply chains and has enough manufacturing capacity to meet global demand for most of the solar market to 2030.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Why Freeland’s “friend-shoring” is such a bad idea

Friend-shoring sounds good, but its harmful effects far outnumber its benefits.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | October 25, 2022 | 8:56 am

Iron ore price lowest in 11 months as China’s peak construction season disappoints

Uninspiring economic data and a sliding Chinese yuan added to the bearish mood.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 25, 2022 | 8:33 am

Column: China may solve the LME’s Russian copper problem. But at a price

India also boosting its imports of Russian crude and coal, with both Asian giants taking advantage of the discounts on offer.

Reuters | October 25, 2022 | 8:05 am

Russia ships record volumes of gas and steelmaking coal to China

Coking coal imports from Russia jumped to 2.5 million tons in September, from about 900,000 tons in the same month last year.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2022 | 7:52 am

LME Week: Codelco expects China’s copper demand to be resilient

China buys about half of Codelco's production and also accounts for about half of global copper consumption, which analysts estimate will be around 25 million tonnes this year.

Reuters | October 24, 2022 | 10:49 am

Brokers balk as nickel tycoon seeks to add to LME short position

Tsingshan is talking to brokers about starting to increase its position on the London Metal Exchange as a hedge for its own nickel output.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2022 | 9:43 am

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