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Neil Hume runs the FT’s coverage of natural resources, with a special focus on metals and mining including the powerful trading houses that moves raw materials around the globe.

He was previously the FT’s Australian Pacific correspondent based in Sydney, the editor of FT Alphaville and a senior stock market correspondent.

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  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    Commodities
    Commodities slump as recession fears stamp out fierce rally

    Raw materials from grains to oil have lost their lustre, with hedge funds betting on further falls

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    GMK Noril'skiy nikel' OAO
    Norilsk and Rusal in talks to forge $60bn Russian metals champion

    Nickel and aluminium producers say combination would give groups ‘extra stability against sanctions’

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    EU energy
    Europe power prices hit new high in wake of Russian gas supply cuts

    Prices quadruple in a year exacerbated by maintenance problems at French nuclear plants

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Copper
    Copper trades below $8,000 a tonne as recession fears take hold

    World’s most important industrial metal had struck a record high above $10,600 earlier this year

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Gazprom OAO
    Gazprom shares plunge 25% after dividend blocked

    Russian state-backed gas group had proposed record payout

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Uniper SE
    Uniper shares slide after Russian gas supply plunge sparks bailout talks

    German energy group warns on ‘significant financial burdens’ as Gazprom restricts volumes

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Vladimir Potanin
    UK imposes sanctions on Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin

    Chief of mining group Norilsk faces asset freeze and travel ban

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    IPOs
    US copper group Ivanhoe Electric raises $170mn in IPO

    Company led by mining magnate Robert Friedland valued at $1bn after trading debut

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    BHP Group PLC
    BHP sets biodiversity targets in ‘social value’ push

    Miner aims for 30% of its land and water under conservation, restoration or regeneration programmes

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Batteries
    UK start-up secures funding for one of Europe’s first lithium refineries

    Livista Energy seeks to build site in England to supply electric vehicle battery makers

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Copper
    Copper price at 16-month low as slowdown fears hit industrial metals

    Analysts predict ‘returns are bound to normalise’ after period of supply shocks and high demand

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Polymetal International PLC
    Polymetal appoints new auditor to replace Deloitte

    Anglo-Russian miner hires MHA MacIntyre Hudson after Big Four firm’s departure put London listing under threat

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Natural gas
    US gas exporters sign flurry of deals as Europe searches for supply

    LNG processor Cheniere also greenlights capacity boost for Texas liquefaction project

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Industrial metals
    Iron ore price surrenders gains for the year as Chinese demand cools

    Steelmaking commodity hit by investors’ concerns over construction output in key market

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Andrew Forrest
    Fortescue founder slams EU buyers of Russian gas

    Businessman says western countries not moving to wind and solar fast enough

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Renewable energy
    Europe will fail to hit clean hydrogen targets without approval of projects

    Former head of Italy’s gas grid operator issues warning

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China to set up centralised iron ore buyer to counter Australia’s dominance

    Beijing hopes bulk purchases will secure lower prices for steel sector that is world’s biggest ore consumer

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Investor LGIM airs doubts over £1.4bn tie-up of Capricorn Energy and Tullow Oil

    There is ‘no clear strategic rationale’ for deal, says top 10 shareholder

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    LME boss may need all his mettle to survive as investors launch law suits

    Chamberlain’s reputation rests on outcome of judicial review claims over momentous decision to cancel nickel trades

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Gold Fields Inc.
    Top investor calls for Gold Fields to scrap $5.3bn Yamana deal

    Redwheel urges South African miner to focus on existing operations rather than buying Canadian rival

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
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    Ukraine’s president: ‘Stalemate is not an option’

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells FT conference that western sanctions ‘have not really influenced’ Moscow’s position

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    LME hit by $450mn Elliott suit over nickel market chaos

    UK regulators are probing trading suspension that took place in March

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    News in-depthCommodities
    Ukraine war sparks rush for potash as global food fears grow

    Producers of crucial crop fertiliser look to boost output after sanctions hit supply from Russia and Belarus

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Gold
    Gold Fields to buy Yamana to create sector’s fourth-biggest miner

    South African group’s $6.7bn deal for Canadian rival marks latest consolidation of fragmented industry

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Johnson Matthey PLC
    Johnson Matthey sells bulk of battery material unit for £50mn

    Deal with Australia’s EV Metals comes as UK chemicals group lays out plans for £150mn of annual cost savings

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