Commodities
Nippon Steel cuts capacity 20% for zero-carbon future
Reorganization to affect 10,000 workers as company pivots to green tech
Commodities
Comment
China worries over rare-earth supply disruption from Myanmar coup
Decade after drastic cut in exports to Japan, Beijing sees the tables turned
Companies
Rio Tinto chairman to step down for Aboriginal shelter destruction
Anglo-Australian miner sparks public and investor uproar after board's mishandling
Trade
China steel imports surge 150% in 2020 on economic stimulus boost
Asian producers reap big benefits but supply glut fears persist
Materials
Rio and Mongolia agree to replace $7bn plan to expand copper mine
New leaders to work out deal to better share rising project costs
Datawatch
Pandemic travel ban triggers spike in global food prices
Shortage of labor for harvests causes key index to surge to six-year high
Electronics
China hoards used chipmaking machines to resist US pressure
Machines 'worthless several years ago' sell for $1 million
Commodities
Olam says agricultural goods demand picking up on China recovery
Singapore commodity trader predicts rebound after net profit dropped 22% in 2020
Materials
China tells steelmakers to cut output again to stem price fall
Beijing takes lead in capacity reduction through corporate consolidation
Market Spotlight
Oil market bounces back from COVID depths on vaccine optimism
Further increases depend on OPEC+ countries' ability to maintain output cuts
