Trafigura chief executive officer Richard Holtum's closing message onstage at the LME metals seminar was that processing capacity was more important than mining for national security

Global coking coal market trends are being shaped by weakening steel production, constrained supply growth and evolving trade patterns, with policy shifts and China’s limited exports influencing the steelmaking coal outlook through 2025.

Argentina is strengthening its role in the global energy transition through a comprehensive critical minerals strategy that extends beyond lithium to include copper, LNG, uranium and renewables. The country’s stable governance and investment-friendly policies are enhancing its appeal to international partners.

The deadline will be amended from the second Friday of each month to publication by the final Friday of each month. The change is being made to ensure that all key market participants have concluded their monthly prices before the assessment is made. The prices in question are: MB-STE-0167 Steel scrap, E3 old thick scrap, domestic, […]

China’s CMOC Group is pursuing measured growth and global expansion amid geopolitical and market uncertainties, with a focus on copper and gold and an emphasis on maintaining commercial independence and adaptability.

LME Week 2025 opens for the lithium market amid rising uncertainty over China’s new export controls on battery materials, and a shifting outlook for domestic supply from lepidolite and salt-lake projects

Uncover the impact of delayed EUDR on the European sawn timber industry and the investments made for compliance.

Explore the latest trends in testliner and fluting prices in the GCC region with recent data insights and market stability.

The effect of the fatal rock burst at Codelco’s flagship El Teniente mine will be greater than initially expected, with copper production losses now forecast to reach 48,000 tonnes in 2025, the Chilean producer’s chairman has said.

Vegoils futures traded mostly lower on Friday October 10 after Malaysian data showed higher-than-expected palm oil stocks and as crude prices plummeted on progress in peace talks in the Gaza Strip.