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Rare metal’s price surges on supply concerns and proliferation of battery-powered cars
Higher costs loom amid disruption to imports from a major regional supplier
Miner to spend $1.25bn on copper project expansion as country’s president seeks to revive economy
Green Lithium eyes battery market dominated by China as demand grows with electric vehicle sales
Miner to provide Elon Musk’s carmaker with metal from its Canadian operations
Contemporary Amperex Technology hit by China’s Covid lockdowns
World’s second-largest steelmaker says war in Ukraine and China’s Covid restrictions will slow pandemic rebound
Company claims ‘milestone’ in global effort to improve the green credentials of steelmaking
U-turn comes as metals exchange seeks to repair reputation damaged by nickel market chaos
Supply challenges come as EU seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian imports
Miner’s iron ore production remains steady despite labour constraints
UK petrochemicals group says regions such as US more attractive
War in Ukraine threatens Russian output while traders and major consumers tap warehouses
Market chaos makes large credit lines essential to cope with surging capital requirements
Exchange and regulators seek answers after March’s nickel trading crisis
Region risks becoming manufacturing museum unless it can secure supply of critical metals
Financial watchdogs will examine ‘disorderly’ conditions that disturbed metals market
Tianqi Lithium and IGO’s joint venture missed production date target because of technical difficulties
Price surge prompts plan to reopen what was once the metal’s second-biggest mine worldwide
Exchange seeks to bolster market’s defences after nickel surge severely wrongfooted major trader
Buyers need to create common standards and metrics to govern extraction process
Suspension of electronic orders came after market reopened following week-long shutdown
Tsingshan reaches standstill agreement with counterparties including JPMorgan and Standard Chartered
Group seeks remaining 49% of Canadian company that controls huge Mongolian copper project
A huge wrong-way bet has left the Chinese entrepreneur sitting on serious losses
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