Nissan develops technology to halve recycling cost of rare earths

Chinese cobalt producers such as Jinchuan Group and Wanbao Mining said they were ramping up production to sate an anticipated demand boom from EVs.

China will take steps to bring down coal prices because the recent rally is not supported by market fundamentals.

There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.

SQM shares plunge after Tanqi Lithium acquisition seems to indicate cooling fervour for lithium assets.

An increase in self-purchase of diamond jewellery helped drive demand, representing 33% of total US diamond jewellery pieces acquired in 2017.

The Asian firm has bought a 24% stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers.

China’s thirst for energy is roiling markets in Europe, jolting the outlook for coal-hungry utilities as they struggle to cope with tighter pollution and environmental rules.

"Lead from a raw materials side is probably the tightest commodity market out there."

The World Platinum Investment Council sees oversupply in the platinum market of 180,000 ounces in 2018.