Aluminium premia spike on planned Russian export tax
Russia has proposed introducing an export duty on aluminum as part of new measures to curb creeping inflation, sending regional premia in crucial European markets soaring, a new analysis by…
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Wood Mackenzie boosts battery metals expertise with Roskill buy
Wood Mackenzie announced on Friday it had acquired Roskill, a privately-owned company and leader in metals and materials supply chain intelligence, boosting the consultancy’s expertise in energy transition. Neal Anderson,…
Supercycle or bull market?
Soaring prices this month for copper and iron ore are leading some people to think that we are on the verge of a new supercycle. But as our new reporter…
Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that some ‘conventional’ commodities will receive an added boost in the next 20 years as they take a central stage in the green…
Rio Tinto’s Fer et Titane sells first Al-Sc alloy for 3-D printing
London-based Rio Tinto (L:RIO) has signed an agreement to provide the first commercial batch of aluminum-scandium alloy to Amaero, a leader in metal additive manufacturing. The alloy – given the…
Rio Tinto hands out biggest dividend ever; vows to tackle customers’ emissions
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has rewarded investors with the biggest dividend in its 148-year history and laid out plans to tackle the vast carbon footprint of its…
US Geological Survey reports 2020 mine production in the US
Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The figure was about US$1.5…