Low-speed EVs have not previously been regarded as vehicles that qualify for proper licence plates in China, the world's largest automobile market, but regulators are drafting rules to recategorise them.

An analysis by Roskill states that tungsten prices and consumption in the automotive sector may never recover to 2017 levels.

Thermal coal prices could go higher still as China’s worst sandstorm in a decade tightens supply.

The global zinc market was oversupplied by 11,700 tonnes in January after a revised surplus of 23,500 tonnes in December.

China is considering selling about 500,000 metric tonnes of aluminum in a move that would help cool the market and meet the country’s emissions objectives.

China is considering selling about 500,000 tonnes of aluminum from state reserves.

The world’s biggest copper trader expects the metal to breach $10,000 a tonne this year, before entering a range of $12,000 to $15,000 a tonne over the coming decade.

Soaring shipping costs, booming demand and tight supplies of primary and scrap aluminium are likely to fuel further price rises for the metal.