Nickel: Indonesian policy appears fragile
Indonesia's road to winning the global electric vehicle supply chain is getting tougher ahead of next month's elections. Outgoing President Joko Widodo's flagship policy has attracted investment from Hyundai Motor, Foxconn and others over the past four years. Global...
Copper: the market is a powder keg ready to explode
According to Robert Friedland, founder and co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, the physical copper market is "very, very tight and now in deficit" and, with the Federal Reserve's rate cut on the horizon, the metal is set to explode this year. According to the copper mining...
BHP diverts shipments to avoid attacks in the Red Sea
BHP is diverting some of its shipments from Asia to Europe away from the Red Sea because of increased drone and missile attacks by the Houthi, a Yemen-based rebel group that says it is acting in solidarity with the Palestinians as Israel strikes Gaza. The world's...
German railway strike begins to impact industry with delays and logistical costs
German industry has started to show signs of strain due to a six-day strike against state-run rail services that is not ending any sooner than expected. Deutsche Bahn, Germany's largest rail freight operator and the target of industrial action by the GDL drivers'...
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