China announces export restrictions on tungsten
China, in particular, has seen increased volatility in supply, new export controls on tungsten (and 24 other rare metals) were
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China’s 23 t of gold in July purchase, it’s just getting started
China continues to put the world on notice that it intends to challenge the U.S. dollar’s role as a reserve
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China is drilling 10,000-meter deep hole in search of metals
China has embarked on a new massive project focusing on deep-Earth exploration. The world’s largest economy began drilling a 10,000-meter
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Short range outlook for Chinese steel industry
Chinese steel demand contracted in both 2021 and 2022 as the Chinese economy decelerated sharply due to unexpected lockdowns that
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China could turn up the heat on global commodities
The Chinese economy is expected to grow by 5.5% but could grow by as much as 7% in 2023 as
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No more cheap magnesia from China
There is considerable focus on the ramifications of the pandemic and ongoing issues surrounding Chinese magnesia supply. Since 2019, while
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Platinum Group Metals Centre launched in China
Shanghai’s Lin-Gang Special Area is the location for a new trade and technology centre dedicated to the growth of the
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China’s imports of refined tin halved in June
In September 2021, prices on SHFE overtook the LME to open an import arbitrage, encouraging metal into China. With the global supply
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China to reduce carbon intensity in metal smelting
China has pledged to reduce carbon intensity by 60-65% compared to 2005 figures by 2030, and be carbon neutral by
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High China tin price sees import surge
The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of
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Yunnan Hualian tin mine ceases operations on COVID risk
Yunnan Tin Co., the world’s largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines.
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China’s refined nickel output up by 8.12% MoM by down 5.51% YoY
China produced 12,900 mt of refined nickel in February, up 8.12% MoM and down 5.51% YoY. The decline in output
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Chinese Alumina and aluminium record decreases
According to the local authorities, China alumina output in February (28 calendar days) was 5.47 million mt, of which metallurgical-grade
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TIN: Myanmar outlook falls despite strong October
Much of the news in the last week has been surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and how this will
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Cobalt mine and refining supplies concentrated in the DRC and China
The global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years – in the DRC
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China steel industry short range outlook – NEGATIVE
The Chinese economy sustained its strong recovery momentum from 2020 into the early part of 2021. However, it has slowed
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China to continue its reign on the cobalt supply downstream sector
China is the world’s largest producer of refined cobalt, most of which is produced from cobalt intermediates imported from the
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REFORMS: Will Chinese magnesia production emerge stronger?
Chinese magnesia production is poised to emerge the stronger. The four key areas envisioned for strengthening China’s magnesia industry are
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METAL COMMODITIES: High demand by the energy transition
Year 2021 has been a year characterised by a surprising recovery for commodity prices helped by a 2020 that was
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China and DRC maintain dominance in global cobalt supply chain
According to Fitch Solutions, the global cobalt industry is set to receive a significant boost from the worldwide shift to
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Power struggle in China: Tin is the next victim
In the end of September, the production line of a solder company in Kunshan was silent. In previous years, the
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China power crisis: thermal coal inventory nears record low
The world’s second-largest economy is suffering its worst power blackouts in a decade. State media reported on Tuesday that at
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Chinese refractory grade bauxite and magnesite in short supply
Since 2017, non-metallurgical bauxite supply has significantly changed in China due to environmental protection regulations and activities which will continue
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China’s steel production drops for third straight month in August
Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that China’s crude steel production fell for a third straight month
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BAUXITE: High alumina and low reactive silica may survive competition
With the given bauxite export forecast of Guinea, there may be fierce competition and countries exporting high silica and boehmitic
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Silvercorp reports increased resources at Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Silvercorp Metals in its technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Update on the Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project in
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Angang takes over Benxi forming mega steelmaker in China
Chinese steelmakers Ansteel Group and Ben Gang formally began the process of merging their operations. Benxi Steel’s listed subsidiary Bengang
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STEEL: China bans construction of skyscrapers over safety concerns
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has implemented an outright ban on the construction of buildings taller than 500 meters,
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Yunnan Tin smelter shuts down Ausmelt furnace to replace refractory lining
Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters
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Covid19 and environmental closures wreak havoc on refractory raw materials
The end of 2020 for the refractories industry was marked with unease, as yearly environmental inspections and plant shut downs
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