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Plastic: Hera issues green bonds for recycling
The multi-utility group Hera, which also includes Aliplast, has issued its first sustainability-linked bond, worth 500 million euro and with a duration of 12 and a half years, designed to support its sustainability strategy aimed at reducing emissions and recycling...
Lithium: Chile to tender 400,000 tonnes of reserves for exploration
Chile will open a tender for the exploration and production of 400,000 tonnes of lithium in a bid to regain market share and meet growing demand for the metal used in electric vehicles and high-tech devices. The copper-producing nation, which holds the world's largest...
Zinc: Prices hit new highs again
Zinc prices rose to the highest level since 2007 on Thursday on supply concerns after producer Nyrstar announced a plan to cut its output due to high energy prices in Europe. The most-traded November zinc contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose as much as 8...
Caustic soda: tightening up on Asian supplies
The current tight supply conditions for liquid caustic soda in Asia may continue in the near term, as the recent reduction in production in China has had knock-on effects on the broader regional market. The reduction in chlor-alkali production in China has prompted...