Quarterly figures released by global miner Glencore on Wednesday October 30 showed that zinc concentrate output was dropping in a tight market while overall nickel output was down despite an increase in briquettes.

Canada's grain and oilseed exports fell 38%, with significant declines in wheat and canola, despite strong soybean exports, according to the Canadian Grain Commission

Paris-headquartered minerals firm Eramet announced the buy-back of Tsingshan Holding Group’s 49.9% stake in Eramine Sudamerica on Thursday October 24, effectively regaining full ownership of the Centenario lithium project in Argentina.

The world’s largest cobalt producer has cemented its place at the top with the release of a third-quarter financial report highlighting the company has smashed through its full-year production guidance with three months to go.

Neste has canceled its 120 MW electrolyzer project at the Porvoo refinery due to economic and regulatory challenges, reflecting a broader trend of energy companies scaling back renewable fuel investments.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the timing window of its MB-AL-0381 aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A, Europe from up to three months to up to 18 months.

The prices reflect the rising demand among market participants for green ferro-chrome prices from the Chinese market, amid the continuous push by the country, which is the world’s largest ferro-chrome producer, to drive green production of the materials in line with decarbonization goals. Fastmarkets’ green ferroalloy domestic, ferro-chrome differential, will be assessed every week against […]

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled spodumene concentrate futures contract was traded for the first time on Monday October 28, the day the contract launched.

On Thursday October 24, the US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the final rules regarding the Section 45X credits under the US Internal Revenues Code. The final rules clarify definitions and confirm credit amounts for eligible components, including solar and wind energy, inverters, qualifying battery components and applicable critical minerals. […]

In late September, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a cut in the existing mortgage rate by an average of 50 basis points.