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Column: Power is the big new problem for industrial metals supply

Europe's power crunch is taking a rising toll on the region's industrial metals sector, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | August 18, 2022 | 10:12 am

Copper price rises on hopes for improved demand in China

China's central bank is easing monetary policy, while copper stockpiles are low and import premiums suggest demand is rising.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2022 | 8:28 am

Tesla asks Chinese government to help secure power to suppliers

The idea Tesla and SAIC suppliers may be prioritized for power as people suffer in what is intense heat sparked a backlash on Chinese social media.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:57 am

Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis

Energy-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilizers, and aluminum are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:50 am

China ramping up Swiss gold imports, signaling better demand

China shipped in more than 80 tonnes from Switzerland in July.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:30 am

Column: Iron ore’s short-term outlook at odds with longer optimism

It's likely that keeping iron ore above $100 a tonne will require some actual evidence that the bullish narrative is starting to kick in, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | August 18, 2022 | 5:02 am

Shanghai zinc, aluminum prices rally on supply concerns

The jump follows a surge in zinc price the prior day after Nyrstar said it would put its zinc smelting operations at Budel on care and maintenance.

Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 9:19 am

Toyota, CATL shut plants in Sichuan as power crisis worsens

Floods in the northern Shanxi province, the biggest coal producer, are also leading to mine closures that could impact the wider electricity market.

Bloomberg News | August 17, 2022 | 9:08 am

China hikes 2022 rare earth quota by 25% on rising demand

China has raised the annual quota for five years in a row.

Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 8:40 am

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