Basic Materials

Companies involved in the manufacture of chemicals, construction materials and paper products. It also covers businesses engaged in the exploration and processing of commodities. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Johnson Matthey plc, Croda International plc, CRH plc, Travis Perkins plc, DS Smith plc and Glencore plc.

Firering Strategic Minerals increases stake in Limeco to 26.9%

Firering Strategic Minerals has exercised the first tranche of its option to acquire an additional 6.4% stake in Limeco Resources, raising its total shareholding to 26.9%. The move reflects Firering’s confidence in Limeco’s quicklime project and long-term market potential...

Firering Strategic Minerals Secures New Funding to Supercharge LimeCo Production Push (Video)

Vassilios Carellas breaks down the decision to raise equity now, the operational breakthroughs at Kiln 1, and how upcoming upgrades to Kilns 2, 3, and 4 aim to cement the company’s critical role in quicklime production..

Firering Strategic Minerals to raise £1.01m to increase Limeco stake

Firering Strategic Minerals to raise £1.01 million through a placing and subscription of 67.3 million new shares at 1.5p each. The funds will support the exercise of the first two tranches of its option to increase its stake in Limeco Resources to 30.7% and help ramp up quicklime production...

Glencore delivers 5% H1 CuEq growth and $1bn cost savings plan

Glencore has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for H1 2025, driven by the integration of EVR’s steelmaking coal volumes. Copper output declined due to planned sequencing, cobalt and zinc production rose...

Croda H1 2025 sales Up 7% with adjusted profit before tax up 8%

Croda International delivered group sales of £855.8 m in the half year to 30 June 2025, up 7% at constant currency, with adjusted EBITDA rising 11% to £198.5 m and adjusted operating profit up 12% to £146.9 m...

Firering Strategic Minerals raises £1.01 million to advance Limeco quicklime project

Firering Strategic Minerals plc has raised £1.01 million via a placing and subscription at 1.5 pence per share to fund the first two tranches of its Limeco option, increasing its stake to 26.9 per cent by 31 July 2025...

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...

Sinaloa’s forgotten gold district emerges

DynaResource is challenging conventional mining models by leveraging cash flow to unlock hidden value in Sinaloa’s historic gold belt...

Copper paths shift under trade hurdles

As US import duties redraw copper supply routes, investors face a delicate balance between short-term premiums and longer-term production shifts...

Jubilee Metals refines its portfolio with a precious metal edge

Jubilee Metals balances a chrome price rout with a strategic tilt to precious metals and a fresh focus on Zambia’s copper prospects...

Anglo American reports iron ore and manganese surge in Q2

In Q2 2025, copper production reached 173 kt, down 11% year‑on‑year but up 3% quarter‑on‑quarter, iron ore output rose 2% to 15.9 Mt and manganese surged 109% after operations resumed...

Lime’s transformation of industrial foundations

A centuries-old mineral is reshaping how buildings cure and metals refine, positioning quicklime as a strategic industrial catalyst...

Vanadium’s path into energy storage

A transition metal known for steel toughness is redefining its role in grid-scale energy storage, opening new horizons for investors...

Hochschild Mining H1 2025 delivers 161.6k GEO, $110m cash, Mara Rosa review continues

Q2 attributable output was 81,656 gold equivalent ounces and 6.8m silver equivalent ounces, with Inmaculada and San Jose operating normally. The Mara Rosa plant remains temporarily suspended for maintenance and filter repairs, with revised 2025 guidance due in late August...

Breedon Group delivers H1 2025 revenue of £815.9m, dividend lifted to 4.75p

Revenue rose 7% to £815.9m on the Lionmark deal, though underlying EBITDA slipped 3% to £115.0m and margin to 14.1%. Dividend increased 6% to 4.75p, leverage moved to 2.2x and guidance is now at the low end of market expectations...

Fresnillo Plc reports stronger gold, steady silver, guidance maintained

Silver output was 12.5moz, up 1% on Q1 but down 14.7% year on year, while gold rose 21.3% to 157.7koz. 2025 production guidance is maintained and interim results will be released on 5 August 2025...

The pillar of modern manufacturing

A little-known metal with the highest melting point is quietly driving innovation across industries and redefining the boundaries of modern manufacturing...

James Cropper sets cash-first plan as Advanced Materials targets growth (LON:CRPR)

CEO David Stirling and CFO Andrew Goody report FY to 29 March 2025: revenue just under £100m, EBITDA just under £7m, net debt down nearly £3m to below 2x EBITDA...

Ethiopian relocation initiative signals KEFI’s next phase

Phase 1 of KEFI’s Tulu Kapi resettlement plan is underway, marking a pivotal shift from preparation to construction as the company accelerates towards gold production in 2027...

New Frontier Minerals Bolstered by Australia–EU Critical Minerals Partnerships

New Frontier Minerals is advancing its critical minerals strategy at a time of substantial global policy support and industry transformation...
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Firering Strategic Minerals increases stake in Limeco to 26.9%

Firering Strategic Minerals has exercised the first tranche of its option to acquire an additional 6.4% stake in Limeco Resources, raising its total shareholding to 26.9%. The move reflects Firering’s confidence in Limeco’s quicklime project and long-term market potential...

Firering Strategic Minerals Secures New Funding to Supercharge LimeCo Production Push (Video)

Vassilios Carellas breaks down the decision to raise equity now, the operational breakthroughs at Kiln 1, and how upcoming upgrades to Kilns 2, 3, and 4 aim to cement the company’s critical role in quicklime production..

Firering Strategic Minerals to raise £1.01m to increase Limeco stake

Firering Strategic Minerals to raise £1.01 million through a placing and subscription of 67.3 million new shares at 1.5p each. The funds will support the exercise of the first two tranches of its option to increase its stake in Limeco Resources to 30.7% and help ramp up quicklime production...

Glencore delivers 5% H1 CuEq growth and $1bn cost savings plan

Glencore has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for H1 2025, driven by the integration of EVR’s steelmaking coal volumes. Copper output declined due to planned sequencing, cobalt and zinc production rose...

Croda H1 2025 sales Up 7% with adjusted profit before tax up 8%

Croda International delivered group sales of £855.8 m in the half year to 30 June 2025, up 7% at constant currency, with adjusted EBITDA rising 11% to £198.5 m and adjusted operating profit up 12% to £146.9 m...

Firering Strategic Minerals raises £1.01 million to advance Limeco quicklime project

Firering Strategic Minerals plc has raised £1.01 million via a placing and subscription at 1.5 pence per share to fund the first two tranches of its Limeco option, increasing its stake to 26.9 per cent by 31 July 2025...

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...

Sinaloa’s forgotten gold district emerges

DynaResource is challenging conventional mining models by leveraging cash flow to unlock hidden value in Sinaloa’s historic gold belt...

Copper paths shift under trade hurdles

As US import duties redraw copper supply routes, investors face a delicate balance between short-term premiums and longer-term production shifts...

Jubilee Metals refines its portfolio with a precious metal edge

Jubilee Metals balances a chrome price rout with a strategic tilt to precious metals and a fresh focus on Zambia’s copper prospects...

Anglo American reports iron ore and manganese surge in Q2

In Q2 2025, copper production reached 173 kt, down 11% year‑on‑year but up 3% quarter‑on‑quarter, iron ore output rose 2% to 15.9 Mt and manganese surged 109% after operations resumed...

Lime’s transformation of industrial foundations

A centuries-old mineral is reshaping how buildings cure and metals refine, positioning quicklime as a strategic industrial catalyst...

Vanadium’s path into energy storage

A transition metal known for steel toughness is redefining its role in grid-scale energy storage, opening new horizons for investors...

Hochschild Mining H1 2025 delivers 161.6k GEO, $110m cash, Mara Rosa review continues

Q2 attributable output was 81,656 gold equivalent ounces and 6.8m silver equivalent ounces, with Inmaculada and San Jose operating normally. The Mara Rosa plant remains temporarily suspended for maintenance and filter repairs, with revised 2025 guidance due in late August...

Breedon Group delivers H1 2025 revenue of £815.9m, dividend lifted to 4.75p

Revenue rose 7% to £815.9m on the Lionmark deal, though underlying EBITDA slipped 3% to £115.0m and margin to 14.1%. Dividend increased 6% to 4.75p, leverage moved to 2.2x and guidance is now at the low end of market expectations...

Fresnillo Plc reports stronger gold, steady silver, guidance maintained

Silver output was 12.5moz, up 1% on Q1 but down 14.7% year on year, while gold rose 21.3% to 157.7koz. 2025 production guidance is maintained and interim results will be released on 5 August 2025...

The pillar of modern manufacturing

A little-known metal with the highest melting point is quietly driving innovation across industries and redefining the boundaries of modern manufacturing...

James Cropper sets cash-first plan as Advanced Materials targets growth (LON:CRPR)

CEO David Stirling and CFO Andrew Goody report FY to 29 March 2025: revenue just under £100m, EBITDA just under £7m, net debt down nearly £3m to below 2x EBITDA...

Ethiopian relocation initiative signals KEFI’s next phase

Phase 1 of KEFI’s Tulu Kapi resettlement plan is underway, marking a pivotal shift from preparation to construction as the company accelerates towards gold production in 2027...

New Frontier Minerals Bolstered by Australia–EU Critical Minerals Partnerships

New Frontier Minerals is advancing its critical minerals strategy at a time of substantial global policy support and industry transformation...
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