https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-metals-headlinesMetals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/043026-china-tax-compliance-push-tightens-invoice-quotas-slows-copper-cargo-flowChina's recent tightening of tax compliance regulations targeting the "invoice-driven economy" has restricted spot trading activities for copper cathode and scrap amid inadequate invoice quotas, said multiple China-based market sources, including traders and analysts, in the week ended April 30. However, the development is not expected to have a significant impact on the full-year supply-demandMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-04-30T12:09:58Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/043026-aluminum-supply-chain-indonesia-emerges-from-ores-to-ingotsIndonesia is currently restructuring its mineral industries following the nickel boom. Aluminum now sits at the center of this national industrial strategy, especially at a time when the global aluminum market is facing mounting uncertainties amid war in the Middle East. With the government doubling down on resource nationalism and pushing downstream integration, Indonesia is attempting to buildMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-04-30T09:39:39Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/043026-nickel-batteries-could-further-lose-spark-as-indonesian-production-costs-surgeNickel-based batteries could lose further market share amid rising production costs for a key battery input predominantly sourced from Indonesia, according to industry participants and experts. Higher input costs have raised prices for mixed hydroxide precipitate, an intermediate nickel product used in electric vehicle batteries. Indonesia, the world's largest nickel producer, is home to severalMetals & Mining, Fertilizers, Chemicals, Non-Ferrous2026-04-30T07:51:23Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/043026-bluescope-delays-australian-low-carbon-iron-pilot-plant-to-2029BlueScope Steel Ltd.'s NeoSmelt pilot plant in Western Australia to test and optimize iron production from an electric smelting furnace is being delayed by a year, a NeoSmelt spokesperson said. "2029 is now a more accurate reflection of project execution timing as a result of the detailed feasibility study underway," the spokesperson for the consortium, which is led by BlueScope, told Platts, partMetals & Mining, Ferrous2026-04-30T06:31:36Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/042926-world-banks-216-aluminum-price-growth-forecast-is-being-eclipsedThe World Bank projected aluminum prices to increase by 21.6% this year compared with 2025, with the forecast underpinned by tight supply and inventories, alongside firm demand from emerging industries. The market price, however, has been exceeding that projection for almost two months now. Aluminum could average at $3,200/metric ton, up from last year's $2,632/mt, and then potentially cool toMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-04-29T17:39:44Z