China’s imports of Russian coal slump as import taxes bite

The city has long been a key conduit for bullion entering the Chinese mainland — the world’s biggest consumer market.

Beijing plans to provide at least $137 billion in low-cost financing to the nation’s urban village renovation and affordable housing programs. 

China imposed restrictions on exports of the metals used in high-tech electronics from August.

Maike Metals was until recently responsible for more than a quarter of China’s copper imports.

Codelco is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of new domestic capacity in the Asian nation.

Auto industry expanding efforts to cut rare earth EV use

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.

Swiss commodity trader has agreed to help Chinese smelters clear imports of copper concentrate from Australia.

The shipments are also happening at a time when the market for the partially processed copper ores known as concentrates is expected to tighten.