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Aluminium: German industry faces unprecedented challenges as production slump persists
According to a report by Aluminium Deutschland (German Aluminium Association), Germany experienced a significant drop in aluminium production in the third quarter of the year. At smelters, the production volume of primary aluminium fell by almost 50 per cent, while...
Copper and cobalt: supplies from Congo blocked by truckers’ strike
Copper and cobalt produced by companies, including Glencore and CMOC, are blocked in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to a truckers' strike that started in late October. Already 2,700 trucks carrying about 89,000 tonnes of copper are stranded in...
Bauxite: Suriname project could attract interest from Indian and Chinese companies
Indian, Chinese and Middle Eastern companies have informally expressed interest in participating in a bauxite project in the jungle of western Suriname that could attract billions in investment. The South American country hopes to obtain a concession for bauxite, the...
Carbon tax: India and China plan to discuss it
Both India and China continue to criticise the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), or 'carbon tax' as it is called, proposed by the European Union. Meanwhile, the EU claims that the new regime is an integral part of its plan to achieve zero emissions in six...