Top Indian Metal & Energy Industry News & Updates

Top Indian Metal & Energy Industry News & Updates - 18 Jun 2025,Wednesday

Govt. Policy / Industry

📝 MHI, Mines Ministers co-chair meeting to discuss rare earth magnet issues
📝 Rare earth firms likely to get grants, speedy clearances
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Iron & Steel

📝 Steel min order on standards could hurt MSMEs; fear of losses, plant shutdowns: GTRI
📝 Steel QCO Expanded To Raw Materials From June 16
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Aluminium & Copper

📝 Commodity Radar: Copper gets a Chinese glow. Is it time to mine profits?
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Gold / Silver & Bullion

Silver hits $37; India prices top Rs 1,08,000 lakh, marking a new all-time high
Silver prices briefly crossed the $37 per ounce mark on Tuesday, approaching their highest levels since 2012, aided by strong industrial demand, continued supply bottlenecks, and increased safe-haven appeal amid geopolitical concerns.

📝 India's PNG Jewellers launches lightweight jewellery brand 'Lifestyle' as gold prices surge
📝 Gems, jewellery exports down 15.81% to $2,263 mn in May: GJEPC
📝 Silver hits record high at Rs 1,07,425 lakh/kg, taking 2025 gains to Rs 20,200
📝 Central banks set to boost gold holdings amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty: World Gold Council
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Other Metals

Hindustan Zinc plans to invest Rs 12k cr in capacity addition
Hindustan Zinc to invest Rs 12,000-crore in 3 years
The Financial Express

Korea Zinc begins antimony exports to US amid China supply concerns
Source Credit: ANI, The Tribune

Vedanta to sell 1.6% stake in Hindustan Zinc for $350 million

Oil & Gas / OMCs

Oil prices jump, stocks drop as traders track Israel-Iran crisis
Oil prices jumped and stocks mostly fell Tuesday after President Donald Trump abruptly departed G7 talks and concerns rose over a possible US intervention.

Minister Hardeep Puri reviews LPG portability policy in meeting with energy PSUs, officials

Israel-Iran conflict: Why Strait of Hormuz is critical for India’s energy imports, global oil and gas flows

📝 ONGC to bring US expert to plug Assam rig leak: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
📝 India to lead global oil demand growth, add 1 mn bpd by 2030: IEA
📝 ONGC deploying advanced tech to contain gas leak in Assam: Hardeep Puri
📝 Oil prices jump after Trump's warning, stocks extend gains
📝 Russian oil freight rates to India ease further, proposed EU curbs may reverse trend
📝 Crude oil demand set to decline in 2030: IEA sees first drop since Covid, supply growth to be led by US and Saudi Arabia
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