Chinese participants are mulling over nickel sulfate exports into neighboring Japan and South Korea, with the main driver the regional price gap between China and these countries, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday June 27

The copper industry must work together to decarbonize procedures across the board to tackle the challenges of climate change while moves toward electrification will create a boom in copper demand, Aurubis chief executive officer Roland Harings has said

In a highly energy-intensive and carbon-generative industry like ferro-chrome, producers naturally have a growing focus on their energy usage and emission levels and what they can do to mitigate them, especially while end users increasingly look to solidify their own green credentials

The European Parliament adopted an update to the European Union’s battery directive on Wednesday June 14, which is intended to further foster circular production for batteries in the bloc

Aluminium prices continue to be affected by several factors in June 2023 and were trending lower on the LME earlier this month despite the pick-up in Chinese services in May

A growing focus by consumers on Scope 3 carbon emissions is putting raw materials, such as bauxite and alumina, in the spotlight

China’s automotive output and sales dropped in April 2023 versus the prior month, with both largely subdued by general caution among consumers that had been fueled by the price wars in the automotive sector during the month

A wave of investment is washing across China for the construction of new copper smelting capacity, intensifying the competition to acquire raw materials to feed the rapidly growing number of furnaces, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday May 11

China’s post-pandemic recovery stimulus bolstered its rapid economic recovery which will likely have a positive impact on copper price forecasts in 2023

London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse nickel stocks have reached their lowest point since 2007 on Wednesday May 3, following gradual withdrawals in recent weeks