US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

Taiwan could turn out to be to the American empire what Suez was to the British Empire in 1956.

This represents a recovery from last year's 4.2% decline in collective output.

Copper long speculators are at risk of a price pull-back due to a delayed pick up in Chinese demand in its traditionally strong industrial consumption season.

The restrictions on imports from Australia came into effect in the second half of last year, resulting in China's imports dropping to virtually zero in the first two months of this year.

The project with Singapore-based Rigqueza International will produce 30,000 tonnes of nickel matte a year, CNGR said.

Analysts, however, said moves to rein in steel output in China should keep any pullback in prices in check.