Category: Deep Dive
Hafnium Prices Hit Record Highs as Structural Shortage Tightens Aerospace and Semiconductor Supply Chains
Hafnium prices have surged to all-time highs, with US assessments settling at $6,125–6,800/lb ddp, as a…
Comex Copper Sets Fresh Record as China Data Lifts LME Base Metals Complex Despite Iran Risk
Comex copper closed at another record on Monday and the full LME base metals board advanced, as firmer…
Global Nickel Market Faces First Deficit Since 2022 as Indonesia Tightens Ore Quotas and Middle East Disruptions Raise Costs
The global nickel market is projected to post a 32,000-tonne deficit in 2026 — the first shortfall in four…
Electricity Demand Outpaces Total Energy Growth in 2025, Reshaping Metal Demand Fundamentals
The IEA’s 2025 Global Energy Review confirms electricity demand is growing at more than twice the pace of…
Zambia’s Copper Ambitions Run on Power: How CEC’s Grid Investment Is Shaping the Path to 3 Million Tonnes
Zambia is targeting 3 million tonnes of annual copper output by 2032 — but the path runs through a…
US Senate Votes to Reopen Superior National Forest to Critical Mineral Mining
The US Senate voted 50–49 to overturn a Biden-era 20-year mining ban across 225,504 acres of the Superior…
Base Metals Rally on Iran De-escalation Signals as Dollar Weakens and Tin Surges on DRC Supply Risk
Base metals climbed on the LME and Comex as US-Iran de-escalation signals weakened the dollar and pushed crude below $100….
CBAM Moves from Theory to Trade Reality: How the EU’s Carbon Border Tax Is Reshaping Steel, Fertiliser, and Commodity Import Economics in 2026
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism delivered its first concrete commercial impact in Q1 2026,…
U.S. DOE Launches $69 Million Funding Round to Accelerate Critical Materials Production and Refining
The US Department of Energy has launched a $69 million funding round targeting domestic production, refining, and recycling…
Chengtun’s $300mn DRC Copper-Cobalt Deal Signals China’s Deepening Grip on Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Chengtun Mining’s $300mn move for an indirect 30% stake in a high-grade DRC copper-cobalt project marks another step in…
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