The Chinese pulp sector faces supply disruptions and market uncertainty as Canadian mills consider closures amid falling prices

Brazilian soybean prices are under further pressure from another bumper harvest and weak Chinese demand

High stainless steel production in China in 2023 generated lofty imports of raw materials, including chrome ore, ferro-chrome, nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferro-nickel

A new heavy rare earth mineral was discovered in China's Bayan Obo district, in Baotou city of Inner Mongolia, according to the daily news released by the country's Baogang group

Oversupply caused by growing refining capacity in China overturned the fundamentals of the Chinese Class-1 nickel market in 2023 and the effects are expected to be extended and amplified in 2024, sources told Fastmarkets

Clearer standards are required in order to support the sustainable growth of its lithium-ion battery recycling sector

These changes are driven by the need to adapt to an uncertain market environment and a sluggish economy, especially with pessimistic steel demand from China's real estate sector

Learn more about how Chinese ferro-alloy smelters are planning to strengthen green production efforts in 2024

Despite the lower average premiums compared to 2022, the market's resilience was tested, which highlighted global dependence on Chinese demand

China’s Ministry of Commerce has prohibited the export of rare earth magnet production technology and machinery by adding it to its list of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies