https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/metalsSubscribe to the latest metals news from S&P Global Energy RSS Feed to get timely updates on current issues in the energy industry.Metals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/092126-chinas-cobalt-price-slump-exposes-a-deeper-shift-in-battery-demandThe global cobalt market is losing the support that drove prices to multiyear highs earlier this year, as weakening demand from China's fast-growing battery sector increasingly outweighed supply curbs that the Democratic Republic of Congo imposed, industry sources told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy. The Platts-assessed cobalt hydroxide CIF China price fell to $15.70/pound Sept. 18 from $26/lb,Metals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-09-21T15:00:15Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/092126-china-lithium-carbonate-futures-rebound-on-import-surge-dataChina's lithium carbonate futures snapped a three-week losing streak on Sept. 21, buoyed by customs data showing record spodumene imports and resilient downstream demand, though a looming supply build threatens to cap any sustained price recovery. The most actively traded lithium carbonate futures contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed at 132,500 yuan per metric ton ($19,788/mt) Sept.Metals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-09-21T11:20:05Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091826-empire-metals-cracks-processing-for-rare-titanium-ore-depositEmpire Metals should make an investment decision next year to tap into its Pitfield Project in Western Australia, the world's largest titanium deposit, and eventually develop it into a mine-to-pigment one-site production facility operating at costs competitive with China, Managing Director Shaun Bunn told Platts in an interview. The JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate, upgraded in August,Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous2026-09-18T18:56:25Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091826-rare-earths-higher-priced-dysprosium-terbium-oxide-trade-the-focus-in-sept-cif-north-america-reesIntra-trade dysprosium and terbium oxide spot business has been the main focus in the CIF North America rare earths market so far this month, market participants said. In early September, a European trader received a bid for 200 kg of dysprosium oxide at $3,000/kg CIP (air freight) North America, which was rejected. The trader subsequently sold at $3,250/kg CIP to a trader in the US. The PlattsMetals & Mining2026-09-18T14:29:03Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091726-canadas-cura-secures-10m-to-build-decarbonized-cement-pilot-plantAlberta-based CURA Climate Inc. has raised $10 million in financing to support its decarbonized cement pilot plant and path to commercialization, the company said Sept. 17. CURA uses electrochemical technology rather than high-temperature combustion for calcination, the most carbon-intensive step in cement production. The company claims its method can reduce cement emissions by up to 85%. The newMetals & Mining, Energy Transition, Non-Ferrous, Renewables2026-09-17T17:20:45Z