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China’s Jingye considers building a new metal recycling furnace
Demand for ingredient of catalytic converters soars as supplies fail to keep pace
Cedar Holdings described as ‘a good fit’ after paying $150m for British company
Consolidation of aluminium businesses follows questions over opaque financing
Rustenburg facility under pressure from rising electricity tariffs and power cuts
Shareholders are revelling in bumper payouts, but prices could fade down the track
Electric carmaker seeks to secure supplies of battery metal for Shanghai factory
Price of key ingredient in electric car batteries slides after subsidy cut and production surge
For more than a year the silvery-white metal has been more precious than gold
Protesters clash with developer over whether plan will hurt or help the environment
Promise of a ‘phase one’ US-China accord on January 15 has kept red metal on a high
Jingye Group struggles to agree deals with Associated British Ports, BOC and Tarmac
Apple, Google and Tesla flout their own policies in sourcing material, says human rights group
Liberty House transforming from commodities trader to manufacturing powerhouse
Pacific island’s vote sparks a scramble for political influence among foreign mining companies
Plant searches for buyers even though Jingye has agreed to take over whole group
SK Innovation signs six-year deal to source inputs for electric vehicle battery production
US president cites currency ‘devaluation’ as he reignites trade tensions
Analysts will be seeking update on key Katanga asset at commodity trader’s investor day
Ulan Bator to seek better terms over delayed expansion of Gobi Desert project
Stainless steel ingredient has dropped as much as one-fifth from September high
Fund manager seeks stronger oversight and bigger spot volumes from producers
Long-awaited verdict on giant copper project in the country’s Gobi Desert
Russian group plans to increase output to feed rising demand from electric vehicles
UK industry needs radical reform to end crippling cycle of boom and bust
