China to auction another 150,000 tonnes of state metal reserves on Oct 9

The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium’s decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not yet been approved by Chile’s antitrust regulator.

It's probably not what U.S. President Donald Trump had in mind when imposing tariffs on aluminium imports, but it looks likely that some of the big winners from the 10% import tax will be China's producers.

Like the Soviet Union in the 1970s, China is coming to the end of a long labor-force boom and hoping that an orgy of investment will keep the old magic going while stabilizing its fraying frontiers.

The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.

Rebar open interest falls to lowest in 4 months.

Demand for spherical graphite continues to grow rapidly for use in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.

The market research firm states that despite coal being an increasingly targeted commodity on environmental protection grounds, the demand remains strong.

For the International Energy Agency, having the Democratic Republic of Congo as the supplier of almost 60 per cent of the global production of cobalt is a risky business.

China alumina, aluminium output set for repeat curbs this winter.