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The Global Lithium Market: China Accused of Predatory Dumping and Impact on Western Industries
Against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between China, the United States, and the European Union, Chinese lithium producers are flooding the global market with overproduction of the critical metal, causing prices to fall significantly. This strategy, described...
End of the ILA Port Strike: Impacts on Imports, Exports and Logistics Rates
The recent International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) dockworkers' strike ended last Thursday after the union accepted the United States Maritime Alliance's (USMX) offer of a 62 per cent wage increase over the next six years. This decision also marked the...
Ivanhoe Mines Reduces Production Forecast for 2024 Despite Record Third Quarter Results at Kamoa-Kakula Mine
Ivanhoe Mines has revised downward its production forecast for 2024, despite recording record production of 116,313 tons of copper in concentrate during the third quarter at its Kamoa-Kakula mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The revised...
China Alumina Prices Rebound: Market Resumes Momentum After National Holiday
After the week-long hiatus for China's National Day celebrations, the domestic alumina market rebounded strongly, with prices rising by 2.08 euros per ton, bringing the total cost to 535.57 euros per ton as of Oct. 8, 2024. This increase reflects a monthly growth of...