Supply glut and shift to lithium batteries knock demand while refiners struggle to secure enough ore
US and European industry executives say high electricity prices are holding back efforts to rekindle domestic industry
Preliminary assessments indicate Tehran was able to move much of its stockpile
Industry leaders warn climate targets are at risk without more state support and protection from cheaper imports
Life has been tough for vanadium bulls, but now its potential use in batteries could add a new source of demand
Tehran could react to the war by withdrawing from the non-proliferation treaty and covertly pursuing a bomb
US and Israeli attacks hit key nuclear sites but questions remain over stash of enriched material
Buried half a kilometre underground, Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility is the ultimate test of Israeli air power
Steel producer may also shutter flagship Belgium biofuels plant in a blow to Europe’s bid to decarbonise heavy industry
Ottawa takes anti-dumping measures on non-US shipments as it looks to protect jobs
White House says Trump to decide whether to involve the US in Israel’s attacks on Iran “within the next two weeks”
Japanese steelmaker has promised to invest $11bn in American rival by 2028
Consulate rebuts Trump’s claim Iranian negotiations want to come to Washington
Comments come as US president calls for ‘unconditional surrender’
The Trump White House has not been shy about inserting itself into private enterprise and picking winners and losers
Government mandate for flagship Scunthorpe site points to concern that Chinese owner would shut down facility
Experts question Israel’s claim Tehran had begun an atomic bomb programme but warn it has become a ‘threshold’ state
US government to hold golden share to assuage concerns over control
IAEA criticism of Iran’s nuclear programme raises tensions between the west and Tehran
Frequent changes to levies make it difficult to predict how trade of the metals would be affected
Britain’s largest steel producer urges government to secure full deal with Trump as soon as possible
Industry calls for Brussels to take urgent action with deliveries of some products increasing by more than 1,000 per cent
European trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič raises shortage of vital materials with Chinese commerce minister
Industry warns about impact of uncertainty after Donald Trump sets deadline for trade deal
US president appears to contradict special envoy’s reported terms of a deal with Tehran