China to strengthen supervision of lithium battery supply chain

Met coal prices have rallied this year on strengthening global steel demand.

Iron ore price down 6% after Beijing tells steelmakers in some provinces to cut production with aims to keep Chinese annual output at 2020 levels.

China will sell another 30,000 tonnes of copper, 90,000 tonnes of aluminum, and 50,000 tonnes of zinc from its state reserves on July 29.

Steel producers in China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Yunnan provinces were told to cut production as the country aims to keep its annual output no higher than it was in 2020.

China's top EV battery maker said it had sued smaller rival China Lithium Battery Technology Co (CALB) for alleged intellectual property violations.

Nickel's current revival has very little to do with either Indonesia or battery demand.

The metal has been in a bull market for more than two years, and it’s not about to end soon, according to Goldman Sachs.

China will continue to release copper, aluminum, and zinc from its state reserves in batches.

As tensions mount between China and the US, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on permanent magnets.