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Rare earth: China increases quota by 20 percent to record levels
China increased its annual rare earth production quotas on Thursday by 20% to the highest level ever recorded. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 2021 rare earth mining production was set at 168,000 tonnes, up from 140,000 tonnes last...
Copper: Resolution project still on standby
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm's visit to Arizona underscores the importance of Resolution the company has spent more than $2 billion on the project over the past decade) but without yet producing copper, the red metal used in electric vehicles and other electronic...
Cardboard: Sonoco-Alcore increases prices in EMEA region
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. has announced that due to the rapid escalation of energy costs in Europe, it will increase prices by €50/tonne on all recycled paperboard sold in the company's EMEA regions, effective 4 October 2021. The unexpected increases in energy costs seen...
Polyolefins and elastomers: final agreement signed between Sibur and Taif
The final agreement between the Russian companies Sibur and TAIF could lead to the creation of Russia's first petrochemical group, the world's fifth largest producer of polyolefins (behind Sinopec, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell and Saudi Aramco) and elastomers. On 24...