Lithium prices to stabilize in 2025 as mine closures, China EV sales ease glut, analysts sayThe global lithium supply glut is predicted to shrink by half to around 80,000 tons of LCE from nearly 150,000 last year, according to Antaike.Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 10:34 am
Column: Structural shifts or price moves? China’s bifurcated commodity importsChina's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed…Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 8:49 am
China’s December copper imports hit 13-month highFor the whole of 2024, unwrought copper imports totalled 5.68…Reuters | January 12, 2025 | 4:23 pm
Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030. Staff Writer | December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm
China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges The charges tend to fall when ore supply declines and rise when more concentrate is available. Reuters | December 27, 2024 | 3:51 pm
Iron ore price hits five-week low as traders fret about Chinese demand Iron ore has slumped 29% this year, hurt by the prolonged slowdown of China’s economy. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2024 | 5:00 am
CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year. Frik Els | December 26, 2024 | 1:59 pm
Ganfeng begins production at Goulamina lithium mine in Mali The project is one of the largest lithium mines in Africa. Staff Writer | December 26, 2024 | 9:09 am
CATL to seek Hong Kong listing CATL's board has approved the plan, but the proposal is pending approval from regulators, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Reuters | December 26, 2024 | 7:18 am
Iron ore price reverses to losses as weakening China steel consumption drags Apparent consumption of five major steel products slipped by 2.1% week-on-week. Reuters | December 26, 2024 | 7:05 am
Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025 Global lithium demand to increase 26% to 1.46m tonnes in 2025, outpacing supply growth. Christopher Williams | December 26, 2024 | 6:30 am
Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output. Northern Miner Staff | December 26, 2024 | 6:00 am