China lays the groundwork for a reaction against the EU CBAM

20 July 2023 | Uncategorized

China is consolidating broader support against the EU’s border carbon adjustment mechanism (CBAM), and has proposed multilateral talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the rationale and impact of this policy as one way forward. Beijing expects its...

Steel: falling Chinese demand puts steel mills in a bad mood

27 June 2022 | Commodities, Highlights, News, News, News

Steel stocks are slowly piling up in warehouses in the country's largest steel hub, the northeastern city of Tangshan, and in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces. Demand for steel is declining due to pandemic closures and the paralysis of construction activity. Steel, a...

Commodities: which ones will be most affected by a likely Russia-Ukraine conflict

16 February 2022 | Details, Details, Details, Details, Details, Details, Highlights, Market Forecasts - Industrial Metals

According to Wood Mackenzie, trade dislocations due to sanctions, high energy prices and disruption of production facilities in the conflict zone are three major threats to the metals and mining industry. Vice President Robin Griffin says Russian trade has typically...

Copper: BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine affected by additional water measures

7 January 2022 | Blog

BHP reported Wednesday that it will modify operations at its Cerro Colorado copper mine in northern Chile to reduce the impact of a new ruling that prevents the company from drawing water from a nearby aquifer for 90 days. The world’s largest miner reported that...

Portugal could postpone lithium license auction until 2022

14 May 2021 | Commodities, Commodities, News

Portugal's long-awaited auction of lithium exploration licenses may have to wait until next year, as the country faces some hurdles in implementing a new mining law that would grant municipalities more say in mining projects. The new set of mining rules, approved last...

Tutorial Price Calculator

14 May 2021 | Uncategorized

Price Calculator allows you to create any calculation and combination of 19 different metals (industrial, precious and minor) creating any alloy, scrap or semi-finished product according to your specific and personal needs. You will be able to name and save the result...