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Graphite: Chinese battery manufacturers grapple with price squeeze
As they scour the world for the lithium, nickel and cobalt resources needed to keep China at the top of the electric vehicle (EV) rankings, Chinese battery and EV manufacturers are concerned about the supply of another mineral closer to home, graphite. Graphite, in...
Copper: Las Bambas standoff can’t be sustained much longer
Peru's prime minister reported Wednesday that the 26-day roadblock that is affecting MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine cannot be sustained for "much longer," with talks with a local community continuing to stall as the mine faces a looming shutdown. "These dialogues...
Zinc: Nexa suspends operations at Cerro Lindo mine in Peru
Nexa Resources, a subsidiary of Brazilian holding company Votorantim SA, reported Tuesday that it has temporarily suspended operations at its large Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru due to a roadblock by a local community that began last week. Nexa's announcement comes...
Cobalt: Greatpower declares force majeure in face of covid outbreak
Chinese battery materials maker Greatpower's unit on Monday reported that it was declaring force majeure on cobalt sulfate deliveries after a covid-19 outbreak in Zhejiang province forced production to be suspended. More than a dozen companies in east China's Zhejiang...