LME floor trade volume plunged 85% on reopening day

The parliament’s revision of the strategic agreement, set for September, may lead to increased environmental payments for the Canadian miner.

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.

BP Plc plans to acquire the U.K.’s largest electric vehicle charging company, the latest in a string of acquisitions by major oil companies in the growing market for greener transport.

Zinc continued to slide after entering a bear market amid concern about increased supply and declining demand.

Russia has cut its holdings of U.S. foreign debt by more than half. Instead, it’s been increasing its gold shares in its international reserves.

Italy's new government has postponed its handover of the heavily polluting Ilva steel plant to ArcelorMittal by two and a half months to Sept.

The $575-million figure represents a 6% increase from the $541m obtained in the same period last year and 3.7% higher than the $554m it sold last month.

Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.

It means the company can now begin limited production, with increased feed to the mill expected in a couple of months.