China Top Stories

Xi’s metal curbs risk backfiring as G-7 seeks China alternative

The move underscores the dilemma facing President Xi Jinping as he seeks to counter US efforts to prevent China from accessing the chips needed to dominate technology.

Bloomberg News | July 4, 2023 | 9:44 am

Column: Old economy drags base metals lower in first half of 2023

The LME index of base metals has sunk from a…

Reuters | July 4, 2023 | 8:13 am

EU concerned over China export controls on metals used in chips

China said the control on exports of gallium and germanium…

Reuters | July 4, 2023 | 7:25 am

BYD picks Brazil for its first EV hub outside Asia

Brazil’s market has the potential to develop in the same…

Bloomberg News | July 4, 2023 | 4:10 am

Lotte Energy moves to become copper foil leader by 2028

The South Korean firm aims in the to grab a…

Staff Writer | July 4, 2023 | 3:53 am

Australia unveils $360m in critical minerals funding to offset China dominance

Projects to be funded include the second rare earth separation plant to be built outside China, a battery material refinery and a vanadium processing plant.

Reuters | March 16, 2022 | 9:09 am

Gravity-defying lithium price rally continues with “little relief in sight”

Chinese lithium prices double again in 2022, Benchmark’s mid-March assessment shows with seasonal restart of domestic brine supply unlikely to counter growing deficits.

Frik Els | March 15, 2022 | 1:52 pm

Iron ore price drops as covid-19 outbreaks in China dim growth outlook

China has reported more local symptomatic covid-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 15, 2022 | 8:56 am

Aluminum price leads metals lower as China lockdowns threaten economy

The European Union excluded aluminum, copper and nickel from its latest set of trade restrictions on Russia.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2022 | 8:16 am

New coal mine projects seen swelling global methane emissions by a fifth

China, the world's biggest coal producer, is responsible for 73% of the world's mine methane.

Reuters | March 15, 2022 | 7:44 am

China’s Jan-Feb coal output jumps 10.3% for winter heating

The world's biggest coal miner and consumer produced 686.6 million tonnes of the dirty fossil fuel during January-February period.

Reuters | March 14, 2022 | 8:43 pm

Nickel tycoon closes in on JPMorgan-led loan to backstop short

Under the deal being discussed, the roughly 10 banks that were Xiang Guangda’s counterparts for his nickel bet would extend enough credit to cover his mark-to-market losses.

Bloomberg News | March 14, 2022 | 10:41 am

Copper price falls on demand concerns in China

"Market sentiment is bearish as supplies are starting to ramp up."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 14, 2022 | 7:42 am

Musk says Tesla, SpaceX face ‘significant’ inflationary pressure

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in prices of metals used in cars - from aluminum in the bodywork to palladium in catalytic converters to the high-grade nickel in electric vehicle batteries.

Reuters | March 14, 2022 | 6:39 am

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