Materials
Australian miner Kingsgate resumes gold operation in Thailand
Company ends six-year health and environmental dispute with Prayuth's government
Commodities
Commodities
Nippon Steel to invest in Canadian miner to secure high-grade coal
Company to bolster supply for 'carbon neutral' steelmaking
Commodities
Commodity prices dip in year since Russia's Ukraine invasion
Prices down from prewar level for 14 of 19 items in widely tracked index
Agriculture
Thai rice exports to Philippines set to double as Vietnam cuts back
Fresh demand to help boost Bangkok's annual trade in staple to 8.2 million tons
Materials
Japan's Marubeni to extract battery metals with U.S. recycler
Tie-up aims to create stable source of cobalt, nickel for EV supply chain
Environment
Malaysia says Lynas Rare Earths must stop key processing activity
Government cites radioactivity, but Australian company says operation 'low risk'
Commodities
China's MMG secures supplies to continue copper production in Peru
Road blockades prevented arrival of key raw materials amid protests
Commodities
Indonesia shakes palm oil market again, eyeing biodiesel over exports
Jakarta pushes to boost domestic use as EU steps up deforestation battle
Commodities
Australia's top gold miner Newmont makes $16.9bn bid for Newcrest
Offer price implies premium of about 21% to last closing value
Market Spotlight
EV battery material suppliers brace for gluts as competition heats up
Lithium, nickel producers expand as U.S. pushes for non-Chinese supplies
Caixin
Chinese metal tycoon's liquidity woes disrupt copper trade
He Jinbi's Maike imported at a loss, leaving gap others can't fill
Commodities
Gold snatched up by central banks at fastest pace in 55 years
China and Turkey among big buyers as dollar's dominance fades
Caixin
China consortium to develop lithium deposits in Bolivia
Expected to start commercial operation, export in Q1 of 2025.
Materials
Philippines' SteelAsia to build $2bn plant with China's Baowu
Project seen feeding country's infrastructure drive and 'spawning new industries'
Commodities
Cotton market faces price hike risk on Pakistan supply woes
Possible export limits in India and drought in U.S. compound worries
Politics
Violence at Chinese-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia raises alarm
Analysts say government, company action on labor is essential to prevent spread
Energy
China tightens grip as dominant LNG buyer with long-term deals
Sinopec leads way with Chinese companies locking in 40% of recent contracts
Commodities
Australia's bumper wheat crop cuts prices for hungry Asian markets
Imports by top consumer China more than double as shipping jam eases
Commodities
BHP logs record iron ore output, expects China to be 'stabilizing' force
2023 demand to have help from Beijing's pro-growth measures, company says
Interview
Canada can help cut reliance on China for critical metals: minister
Like-minded nations should work together on processing, Jonathan Wilkinson says
