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  • Friday, 22 February, 2019
    FTfmJohn Dizard
    Palladium price bubble forces critics to admit they were wrong

    Rules around car emissions push the price of the noble metal over $1,400 an ounce

  • Thursday, 21 February, 2019
    KAZ Minerals PLC
    Kaz Minerals boosted by rising copper output

    Miner aims to double production through development of Russian project

  • Tuesday, 19 February, 2019
    Mining
    Kazakh miner ERG to cut workers at copper and cobalt mine in DRC
  • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
    Mining
    DR Congo supply surge drains power from cobalt price

    Despite production issues hitting output, the slump is expected to continue until 2022

  • Wednesday, 13 February, 2019
    Copper
    Morgan Stanley joins copper bulls with higher forecast for metal

    Investment bank tallies with Citi and Goldman as it predicts rise in metal’s prices

  • Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
    ExplainerMarket dashboard
    China’s demand for electric vehicles charges copper

    Citi expects prices to hit $6,700 a tonne as metal is core to next motoring generation

  • Monday, 11 February, 2019
    Cobalt
    Australia hopes to cash in on new cobalt rush

    Search for deposits driven by demand for electric vehicles and Congo supply concerns

  • Friday, 8 February, 2019
    Glencore
    Glencore to cut workers at DR Congo mine

    Group takes more pessimistic view of Mutanda facility as it grapples with higher costs

  • Friday, 8 February, 2019
    United Co RUSAL PLC
    Russia’s Rusal shares jump on upbeat full-year trading forecast

    Rising demand in aluminium market set to drive up price, producer says

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  • Thursday, 7 February, 2019
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    NGOs hit out at LME’s cobalt sourcing plans

    Groups including Amnesty warn proposals risk overlooking supply chain corruption

  • Thursday, 7 February, 2019
    Norsk Hydro ASA
    Norsk Hydro hit by rising costs and lower production

    Shares in metals group fall to 27-month low following weak quarter

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    Chinese economy
    China’s slowing economy bears down on steel industry Premium

    Industry says this time might be different as government resists old-school stimulus

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    Copper
    Friedland says Congo copper mine will be world’s second-largest

    Billionaire insists project could restore DRC as a major copper producer

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    Cobalt
    Cobalt hits 2-year low as DRC ramps up supply

    Price for the key battery metal has fallen more than 40% since mid-November

  • Monday, 4 February, 2019
    Copper
    Copper to rally by 10% over next 3-6 months, says Citi

    Bullish outlook driven by expectation of recovery in global economy

  • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
    Commodities
    Australian miners head for best week since 2016 as Vale fallout widens
  • Friday, 25 January, 2019
    Mining
    China’s mining M&A spree driven by fossil fuel transition

    Minerals required for electric car batteries and clean energy at top of shopping list

  • Friday, 18 January, 2019
    China Molybdenum Co Ltd
    China Moly pays $1.1bn to strengthen control over giant Congo cobalt mine
  • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford to use blockchain to trace Congo-mined cobalt

    Carmaker to use platform in attempt to improve supply chain transparency

  • Tuesday, 8 January, 2019
    Vedanta Resources PLC
    Vedanta looks to restart Indian copper smelter after legal win
  • Tuesday, 1 January, 2019
    Erik Prince to launch fund for electric car metals

    Blackwater founder to capitalise on the scramble for once niche metals across Africa

  • Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
    Agricultural production
    US farmers hit by soaring storage costs

    Trade war double whammy as soyabeans go unsold and tariffs push up cost of metal bins

  • Tuesday, 11 December, 2018
    AnalysisGlencore
    Glencore begins the changing of the old guard

    Departure of trader’s head of copper signals break-up of ‘billionaire boys’ club’

  • Monday, 10 December, 2018
    Trafigura
    Trafigura announces lowest annual profit in 8 years

    Results highlight relentless margin pressure on big commodity traders

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    FTfmJohn Dizard
    Going green is not that easy for electric vehicles
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