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Can anyone challenge China’s EV battery dominance?

2023-09-04

Designed to look like its lithium-ion cells, CATL’s headquarters towers over its surroundings in Ningde, eastern China. The group’s low-cost batteries, which…

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China pushes to dominate trading in clean energy metals

2023-08-28

China is making a push to dominate the trading of lithium carbonate futures, as it seeks to wrest the financial plumbing linked…

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The new commodity superpowers

2023-08-21

The red-brown landscape of Tenke-Fungurume, one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is covered…

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China joins global hunt to diversify mineral supplies: IEA

2023-07-31

TOKYO -- China's dominant position in refining and processing raw materials is making the nation a strong competitor in the global fight…

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China’s economic recovery is on track

2023-07-20

Wei Li is a lecturer in international business at the University of Sydney Business School. Although recent data from China's powerhouse real…

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China pushes for Asia-Pacific trade agreement membership, promises to ‘actively attract’ foreign investment

2023-06-29

China has been pushing for membership in a high-level Asia-Pacific trade and investment pact and will step up efforts to attract foreign…

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China Posts Robust Commodities Imports Despite Stuttering Growth

2023-06-19

China posted robust commodities imports in May, defying stutters in the wider economy, as buyers took advantage of weaker international prices and…

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Europe’s green transition impossible without China, says Dutch minister

2023-05-31

Europe’s green transition will be impossible without China, the Dutch trade minister has warned, as the EU tries to untangle some of…

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Alfa Bridge is opening market for Urea N46 to Senegal

2023-05-10

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Alfa Bridge Africa Sarl, the newest business office of Alfa Bridge Limited based in Dakar, Senegal, has recently achieved significant success in…

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Shanghai Auto Show: Chinese carmakers confident of overtaking Japan as world’s No. 1 exporter this year with shipments of 4.5 million units

2023-04-28

China is likely to overtake Japan as the world’s top car exporter this year, with industry executives predicting shipments of up to 4.5 million…

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Congo state miner and China’s CMOC reach agreement on royalties

2023-04-27

April 25 (Reuters) - An agreement on royalties between Congo's state miner and China's CMOC (603993.SS) has been reached, paving the way for the…

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How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium

2023-04-13

The settlement of Uis in a remote part of Namibia seems an unlikely hotspot for a mineral cold war over the future…

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Column: China’s mixed commodity imports show both future hope, slow reality

2023-03-23

LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 7 (Reuters) - China's imports of major commodities showed both the potential for an acceleration this year and the…

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China stocks rise on reopening hopes

2022-11-07

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong have posted their best week in more than seven years, amid rumours that the country could begin…

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A Great Copper Squeeze Is Coming for the Global Economy

2022-09-26

The price of copper — used in everything from computer chips and toasters to power systems and air conditioners — has fallen by nearly…

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Globalisation is not dying, it’s changing

2022-09-19

What is the future of globalisation? This is among the biggest questions of our time. In June, I argued that, contrary to…

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Global trade show industry’s struggle to recover without China

2022-09-09

With most of the world’s biggest economies having curbed pandemic restrictions, the mantra for the global events industry is “business is back”,…

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Commodity prices rally as concerns over Chinese demand ease

2022-08-28

Commodity prices from iron ore to oil rallied on Tuesday as concerns eased about the impact of Covid-19 on the Chinese economy.…

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Column: China’s commodity imports mixed with weak crude, improving metals

2022-08-11

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Aug 8 (Reuters) - China's imports of major commodities presented a mixed picture in July, with crude oil undeniably weak,…

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Column: China steps up copper imports despite renewed slowdown

2022-08-04

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China imported 373,000 tonnes of refined copper in June, the highest monthly tally this year. Cumulative imports…

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How China’s rare earth dominance spurs US and its allies to diversify supply chain of critical minerals

2022-07-28

As China strives to hang onto its pole position in the rare earth sector, deteriorating relations with Western countries may speed up…

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