Analysts fear Chinese-funded build-up of smelters will lead to oversupply
Swiss trading house’s move to take 25% stake in aluminium plant in Indonesia marks shift into asset ownership
After going to war twice, the US president is again trying to strike a deal on the regime’s uranium enrichment programme
Former linchpin of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was placed in compulsory liquidation
Talks with Chinese owner Jingye continue while losses mount
Move brings Britain in line with US, EU and Canada which have sought to bolster domestic producers
US administration appears to have no plan to retrieve the enriched uranium after two weeks of military action
Talks over copper project would be latest renegotiation as global sector grapples with wave of resource nationalism
Region produces 10% of global output, enough to threaten ‘repricing across base metals’ if outages continue
Gulf company signals French state-backed lender may also take stake in facility once owned by tycoon Sanjeev Gupta
GEL among British groups racing to realise projects as west looks to secure local supplies of critical minerals
Centrus Energy says rising demand and ban on Russian imports risks uranium enrichment ‘supply gap’
Niger wants to sell yellowcake stash seized from France but is struggling to find buyers
South-east Asian country cuts quotas in bid to drive up prices
‘Bullish believer’ proposes acquisition as part of plan to create European metals group
Western fuel companies say cheap supplies and lack of political will risk locking the continent into strategic dependency
Industry minister says UK private equity firm made ‘serious failings’ in its management of Novasco
Australian producer Fortescue says China Mineral Resources Group is ‘key risk’ for market as Beijing seeks more leverage
State-appointed administrators file complaint to Milan court about ‘mismanagement’ of the Taranto site by former owner
The proposed $260bn tie-up would create the world’s biggest copper producer at a time of soaring demand for the metal
Novelis executive says European metal sector in terminal decline despite consumers willing to pay more for recycled products
Metals magnate Barry Zekelman says Ottawa must join Trump in protecting industry from other exporters
Mining groups lose licences as resource-rich African states seek bigger share of profits
Valuing Trump Media & Technology Group after the merger with TAE will be a double step into the unknown
US investment funds Flacks Group and Bedrock Industries submit binding offers for plant seized by Rome two years ago
