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Russell: Asia coal prices surge, but China-Australia dispute means rally is uneven

Thermal coal prices across Asia have surged to multi-year highs amid strong demand and some supply constraints, but some types of the fuel have done better than others.

Reuters | June 8, 2021 | 8:31 am

Tsingshan to ramp up aluminum production in Indonesia in 2023 – CRU

The company is planning to build a 1 million tonnes…

Reuters | June 8, 2021 | 7:44 am

Ganfeng to build new 50,000 tonnes-per-year lithium plant

Ganfeng will set up a joint venture company in the…

Reuters | June 8, 2021 | 7:39 am

Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade

The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that…

Reuters | June 8, 2021 | 6:14 am

Dalian iron ore price falls for third session as China steel prices slump

Other steelmaking ingredients also weakened, with Dalian coking coal down…

Reuters | June 7, 2021 | 10:01 pm

London starts to see the shine in China’s gold plans

There appeared to be a changing tide of acceptance rather than concern over the past fortnight, that Shanghai is becoming a bigger, and more influential, cog in the global gold machine.

S & P Global Platts | May 5, 2016 | 11:58 am

Mapped: The global coal trade

The global coal trade doubled in the decade to 2012 as a boom took hold in Asia. Now, the coal trade seems to have stalled or even gone into reverse.

MINING.com Editor | May 4, 2016 | 12:58 pm

Why China is really dictating the oil supply glut

The Chinese urgency points to two things. China believes that crude oil prices will not remain at the current levels for long, and that a disruption is possible due to geopolitical reasons, which can propel oil prices higher.

Oilprice.com | May 4, 2016 | 12:17 pm

China and India could destabilize global coal market

Tectonic shifts in the global coal market are underway, posing a series of questions for traditional coal supply markets.

John Filitz - Global Risk Insights | May 4, 2016 | 10:41 am

China scare drops mining stocks

Factory conditions in China unexpectedly worsen for the 14th straight month raising fears that the rally on commodity markets in 2016 was losing steam.

Frik Els | May 3, 2016 | 12:22 pm