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7 April, 2026 Features

Commodity in Focus: Fertiliser prices spike, with agri-food experts warning that damage to markets could take years to repair

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20 March, 2026 Features

Commodity in Focus: ‘Ambitious’ UK Steel Strategy released but can government support help industry overcome barriers?

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13 March, 2026 Features

Commodities in Focus: Aluminium, helium and fertiliser markets suffer from Trump’s war in Iran

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7 January, 2026 Features

Commodity in Focus: AI, net zero and infrastructure fuel optimism within aluminium industry despite CBAM and economic pressures

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14 October, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: UK steel caught in crosshairs of post-Brexit politics as industry faces its ‘biggest crisis’ from EU tariff hike

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7 October, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: Rush for Greenland’s critical minerals meets questions of environmental protection and industrial cost

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A Russian flag crudely painted on stacks of oil barrels in front of a yellow oil pipeline

15 September, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: Sanctions and energy politics collide as Trump pushes EU to accelerate Russia energy ban

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2 September, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: In the ‘rush for resources’, can critical minerals be sustainable?

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13 August, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: What is needed from the ‘refreshed’ critical minerals strategy?

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30 July, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: The politics of Trump’s oil-focused trade negotiations

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10 July, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: Can Trump’s tariffs boost US copper production?

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24 June, 2025 Features

Commodity in Focus: Rice, maize and wheat among latest food-staples hit by global warming