An obscure Chinese mining law is hobbling global energy security

"It is not just China."

In July, Belgrade invited bids for a partner to invest at least $350 million in debt-laden RTB Bor but did not say how big a stake it would offer in return.

Contracts to export over 140,000 tonnes of alumina from China were signed in July amid a favourable price arbitrage.

The Nanchang-based company said its first-half net income came in at 1.28 billion yuan ($186.21 million), versus 830.2 million yuan a year earlier.

Shanghai rebar steel futures dropped nearly 1 per cent.

Baoshan reported a 62.2 percent surge on first-half net profit on firm steel prices, but warned about the risks of trade protectionism in the second half.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. said its half-year earnings jumped to the highest level on record as refining profits climbed.

The global market for surface mining trucks is expected to grow steadily to 2020, primarily driven by the growing demand from mining companies operating across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

In the United States, old aluminium smelters are being brought back to life.