China Top Stories

China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime

Selling Afghanistan's lithium, copper and iron deposits to feed China's enormous battery and construction industries would help the Taliban prop up their economy.

Reuters | October 25, 2024 | 7:55 am

Rio Tinto signs MOU with China’s Nanjing Steel on decarbonization

Upstream mining giants have accelerated cooperation with their big consumers…

Reuters | October 25, 2024 | 7:49 am

China will hit peak copper around 2030, industry group says

China’s demand growth in the five years up to 2030…

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 7:43 am

UK critical mineral importers to get financial support in budget

Part of a broader effort to bolster British industries and…

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2024 | 4:52 pm

CHARTS: Nickel, cobalt, lithium price slump cuts average EV battery metals bill by 60%

The raw materials bill for the average EV is now…

Frik Els | October 24, 2024 | 8:15 am

China’s steel demand has shrunk to less than half global total

China will account for less than half of global steel consumption in 2024 for the first time in six years, according to the World Steel Association.

Bloomberg News | October 21, 2024 | 11:18 am

Metals drop on higher dollar; traders weigh China lending help

The reductions in two key rates were larger than economists had expected.

Bloomberg News | October 21, 2024 | 7:04 am

Peru’s Chinese-built mega port to soft launch in late November with Shanghai route

Cosco Shipping Ports owns and will operate the port with a 60% stake, with 40% held by Peruvian miner Volcan, which is controlled by Glencore.

Reuters | October 21, 2024 | 2:10 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Canada firms can request temporary relief from tariffs on China EVs, metals

The measure is designed to help firms adjust their supply chains to cope with the new tariffs.

Reuters | October 18, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Video: Reko Diq project ‘like the early days in Chile’ Barrick CEO Bristow says – Part 3

"We’re bringing new copper projects online just as the supply squeeze hits," Bristow says.

Northern Miner Staff | October 18, 2024 | 11:30 am

Turkey, China sign MOU to collaborate on rare earth mining

The agreement follows an earlier MOU focused on cooperation in energy transformation.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2024 | 8:28 am

Indonesia forms $1.2 billion battery venture with China’s CATL

The project in Karawang, West Java, aims to scale up battery production to 15 gigawatts a year.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2024 | 12:13 pm

Column: Shanghai frenzy fuels alumina’s record-breaking rally

Nearly 25 million tons were transacted on the ShFE alumina contract on Wednesday, a record daily high and equivalent to almost a fifth of global annual production.

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | 10:52 am

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