China state planner finalizes rule to set up coal production reserve system
China’s state planner on Friday finalized a rule to set up a domestic coal production reserve system by 2027, aimed at stabilizing thermal coal prices and supplies to power plants.
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Iron ore price drifts higher as soft China data triggers stimulus hopes
Iron ore futures prices drifted higher on Thursday as the latest soft data from top consumer China triggered renewed hopes of more stimulus in the second quarter to underpin its economy.
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Rare earth prices in China hit 7-week high on post-holiday restocking
Rare earths prices in top producer China jumped to their highest in more than seven weeks on Monday on a wave of post-holiday restocking among buyers, before easing slightly on Tuesday.
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Copper price hits fresh 14-month high on supply fears, China optimism
Copper jumped to its highest intraday price since January 2023 as the bellwether industrial metal faces rising tighter supply and hopes for a recovery in Chinese demand.
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China’s coal price slump likely to persist until start of summer
Chinese coal prices are likely to keep falling until the start of the peak summer season, suppressing imports of the fossil fuel and taking a toll on the country’s miners.
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Iron ore’s reset to $100 heralds China’s new economy shift
Iron ore’s reset to around $100 a ton is indicative of a broader reshaping of China’s commodities markets that favors the new economy over the old.
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Iron ore price swings near $100 as traders mull fragile China recovery
Iron ore reversed direction after dropping to its lowest level in 10 months as optimism that the country’s economic recovery may be starting to gain traction countered weakness in the steel market.
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Iron ore price swings near $100 as traders mull fragile China recovery
Iron ore reversed direction after dropping to its lowest level in 10 months as optimism that the country’s economic recovery may be starting to gain traction countered weakness in the steel market.
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Top China lithium firms look past profit slump and vow expansion
Undeterred by slumping profits, China’s lithium giants are planning to grab a bigger slice of the market.
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China copper smelters move closer to possible 10% production cut
Chinese smelters, which produce over half the world’s supply of refined copper, moved a step closer to implementing a joint output cut after tightening ore supplies drove processing fees to near zero.
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Canada watchdog says abuse likely occurred at a Dynasty Gold mine in China
Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog on Tuesday said it was likely that human rights abuses had occurred at a mine in China operated by Vancouver-based firm Dynasty Gold.
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Iron ore price edges higher on hopes of China’s demand recovery
Iron ore futures edged higher on Monday, supported by hopes of further recovery in demand in top consumer China and Beijing’s pledge to support its struggling property market.
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China’s younger steel industry slows net zero path, BHP CEO says
China’s steel industry is young compared to Europe’s, and its transition to net zero may be slower as it takes a different path to reach government-mandated decarbonization goals, according to BHP Group Ltd.’s chief executive officer Mike Henry.
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Iron ore hit by fresh selling as traders fret over China demand
Iron ore futures tumbled in Singapore, extending a stretch of volatile trading amid deepening anxiety over Chinese demand. Base metals also fell.
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Iron ore price set for weekly gain on prospects of improving China demand
Iron ore futures were mixed on Friday, but set for a weekly gain on mounting anticipation of a pick up in demand in top consumer China amid signs of improving steel consumption.
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Copper price soars to 7-month high on China’s plans to cut output
Copper prices soared on Wednesday to their highest in seven months after Chinese smelters, which process half of the world’s mined copper, agreed on a joint production cut.
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China’s top copper smelters agree on rare joint production cuts
Chinese top copper smelters on Wednesday came to a rare agreement to jointly embark on production cuts at some loss-making plants as they seek to cope with a shortage of raw material, according to sources with knowledge of the plans.
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Pilbara Minerals signs offtake agreement with China’s Sichuan Yahua
Pilbara Minerals said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group for the supply of spodumene concentrate from the lithium miner’s Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia.
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Copper fees plunge close to zero in test for China’s smelters
China’s copper smelters are at a critical juncture after fees for processing imported ore collapsed to single figures, raising focus on whether they will keep resisting pressure for production cuts.
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China coal group says peak demand imminent as clean power grows
China is rapidly approaching peak coal consumption, but the fossil fuel’s role in helping to address energy security concerns means its use will plateau for some time after that, according to the nation’s top industry association.
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China’s copper smelters to discuss production cut as fees slump
China’s biggest copper smelters are set to meet in Beijing next week to discuss measures to counter a plunge in ore processing fees to the lowest level in years, including potential production cuts.
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China splurges on gold for a 16th month as price hits record
China’s central bank added gold to its reserves for a 16th straight month in February, extending a long buying spree that’s helped to support the precious metal’s surge to a record high.
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US imposes preliminary duties on aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia
The US Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday preliminary countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey, citing unfair subsidies.
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China’s copper processing fees could recover from 2nd quarter
Fees to process copper concentrate in China, which have plummeted to their lowest level in over a decade due to short supply, could recover in the second quarter when maintenance season begins, industry experts said.
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China’s Yintai Gold to buy Osino Resources for $272 million
China-based Yintai Gold on Sunday said it will acquire Canadian gold exploration firm Osino Resources in an all cash deal for C$368 million ($272.53 million).
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