Major announcements at COP30 in Belém, Brazil are reshaping expectations for global climate finance, forest protection and international carbon markets, with governments, multilateral lenders and corporates signalling new levels of ambition.

Latin America heads into 2026 facing economic and political turbulence, where persistent uncertainty threatens to hold back growth—even as markets adapt. Senior Economist, Rafael Barisauskas explores the implications for commodity markets and what lies ahead for the region. Key takeaways: The Latin American economy is facing significant challenges as 2025 draws to a close, with […]

Vedanta Resources’ Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia is set for a major revival, after years of under-investment and political uncertainty. The move is being driven by a convergence of capital, government support and shifting geopolitics, according to a senior executive at CopperTech Metals.

Participants in the antimony market were questioning whether China might resume antimony exports to the US following the trade truce signaled during the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in South Korea last week.

China suspends its ban on gallium exports to the US until 2026. Discover the impact of this significant policy change.

Growing reports of Chinese steel allegedly entering Brazil with mislabeled material, falsified quality grades and manipulated documentation have raised concerns among traders, importers and distributors, who warn that the practice is distorting competition, damaging reputations and putting end-user safety at risk.

China will expand its national emissions trading system (ETS) to new sectors and introduce absolute carbon caps under an updated climate plan submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Monday November 3.

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The European Commission has confirmed that indirect emissions will not be included for metals products under the upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), while pre-consumer scrap is to become a standalone CBAM product, EU Commission representative Martin Becker said during the European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) webinar on Thursday October 30.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) has approved its first methodology under Article 6.4, also known as the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), the UNFCC announced on Thursday October 30.