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LME stockpiles build up rapidly as European industrial activity cools
Carmaker seeks to reduce $7bn cost gap with rivals by simplifying ranges and supply chains
Surge in industrial demand comes as South African supply hit by electricity shortages
Demand is so high that thieves risk their lives to supply cartels with scrap metal
Key battery component lithium is pivotal as car industry switches to electric
Fast-growing supply depresses prices but raises fears about China’s control of market
The 23% fall in prices from recent high adds to concern over strength of China’s economic recovery
Australia, Argentina and African countries set to benefit as Santiago moves ‘urgently’ to take stake in key projects
Berlin wants to reduce its dependence on China by extracting more critical raw materials, such as fluorspar, at home
UN-backed regulator at centre of wrangle over future of Pacific Ocean’s depths as July deadline looms
Financing would rank among the largest equity rounds in Europe this year
Dutch lender alleges ICBC failed to collect payment for metals sold to cash-squeezed commodity trader Maike
Leftwing leader Gabriel Boric also promises to impose stricter environmental rules
Deal between Chinese group and Gécamines threatens to put downward pressure on cobalt prices
British Geological Survey maps areas for exploration as ministers look to strengthen supply of key raw materials
Sharp rise in controls threatens to drive up cost of green energy transition, body warns
Mining M&A is back with copper driving deals as cash-rich companies anticipate shortfall of the metal later this decade
China wants more control over an industry where global mining groups such as BHP have strong sway
The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up
Norwegian owner of UK Seabed Resources says backing from Europe needed in the face of Chinese dominance
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Nickel market could face widespread problems after instances of fraud start to emerge
Rebound in Chinese demand has pushed up cost faster than any other industrial metal
Discovery of fake consignment comes weeks after Trafigura unearthed $500mn nickel fraud
Indonesian president Joko Widodo hopes to move the country up the global electric car supply chain
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