China’s lithium carbonate production is expected to fall by approximately 17% in January to 59,800 tonnes, according to a survey conducted by Mysteel in early January. The decline is primarily attributed to domestic lithium converters and hydrometallurgical plants temporarily suspending production for maintenance and overhauls during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday. Mysteel’s latest survey...
READ MORETianqi Lithium, one of the largest global producers of lithium-ion battery materials, reported a worse-than-expected loss for 2024, driven by falling lithium prices, asset impairments, and foreign exchange losses. The Chengdu-based company disclosed in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange that it expects a net loss of 7.1 billion yuan ($978.3 million) to...
READ MOREChina’s aluminium production rose by 4.2% year-on-year to 3.77 million metric tons in December, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. However, daily output in December averaged 121,612 tons, marking a 1.7% decline from November’s daily average of 123,667 tons, based on Reuters’ calculations. The increase in monthly production was...
READ MOREChina is evaluating new export restrictions on technologies essential to lithium-ion battery production, a move that could have significant implications for the global electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy industries. According to a report from Caixin, the Ministry of Commerce has proposed adding battery cathode production technologies, as well as methods for extracting and processing...
READ MOREChina Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. has released its 2025 production guidance and confirmed that operations at the Jiama Copper-Gold Polymetallic Mine remain unaffected following the January 7 earthquake in Tibet Autonomous Region. The company forecasts copper production at the Jiama Mine to range between 139 million pounds (63,000 tonnes) and 148 million pounds (67,000...
READ MOREChina’s exports of refined copper wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 6mm reached 6,303.98 metric tonnes (mt) in November 2024, marking a 26% month-on-month (MoM) increase and a 68.3% year-on-year (YoY) rise. Cumulatively, from January to November 2024, exports totaled 57,600 mt under HS code 74081100. The rebound in copper wire rod exports during...
READ MOREChina has imposed a ban on exporting gallium and germanium to the United States, escalating trade tensions between the two nations. These minerals are critical for industries ranging from renewable energy to military technology and electronics, and the ban could have far-reaching implications. Gallium and germanium are essential components in technologies such as computer chips,...
READ MOREAccording to data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, primary aluminium imports into China fell by 13.8% in November 2024 compared to October. However, on an annual basis, imports rose by 22.5%. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SMM) reported that China imported 150.7 thousand tonnes of primary aluminium in November,...
READ MOREChina’s tin ore imports totaled 12,000 tonnes in November 2024, equivalent to approximately 5,021 tonnes of tin in metal terms. This marked a 19.18% month-on-month decline and a 56.46% drop compared to the same period last year. In terms of metal content, November imports decreased by 23 tonnes from October. From January to November, total...
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