The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since December 2018.

The price of spot iron ore for delivery to north China has fallen in recent sessions as the market struggles to work through a competing series of both bullish and bearish factors.

As part of its plan to become climate neutral by 2050, the EU wants to boost local production of battery cells to power clean vehicles without relying on imports, especially from China.

Chile's mininster says the underlying trend of rising demand remains intact despite hard-to-read daily market gyrations.

The saga unfolds like a gangland thriller, with the Swiss trading house saying it’s been the victim of cargo fraud.

Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China.

China's copper and aluminum smelting capacity will remain relatively stable over the next five years.

He Jinbi believes as top consumer China builds metals-intensive renewable energy and electric vehicle infrastructure, copper and other base metals will see serious supply deficits in future.