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Lithium and cobalt: MoU signed between India and Australia
The Australian Federal Government has signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's Ministry of Mines to conduct joint due diligence of selected projects to identify lithium and cobalt mining assets. The MoU was signed earlier this month by the...
Nickel: Tesla and ‘secret’ agreements blocking metal supplies
The invasion of Ukraine has added agitation among EV manufacturers over the supply of nickel, a critical ingredient in EV batteries, as Russia is one of the world's largest producers. But Tesla had already probed the waters, signing pacts with several nickel suppliers...
Ferrous scrap: Russia approves exports duties
Russian authorities have decided to increase the minimum export duty equivalent for ferrous scrap by almost three times, with the aim of limiting foreign sales of the raw material outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Armenia, Belarus and...
Steel: Australia initiates first anti-dumping investigation into rebar imports
On 28 March 2022, the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission initiated a review anti-dumping investigation into imports of rebar from Greece, Indonesia, Spain, Thailand and Taiwan, with the investigation period running from 1 January to 31 December 2021. In June 2017, the...