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Major Asian steelmakers have been striving to develop decarbonization technologies for the current blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steelmaking, given the global green steel production drive and large number of existing blast furnaces built in recent years.

China’s major vegetable oil stocks, including soybean, palm, and rapeseed oils, decreased slightly to 1.85 million tonnes as of January 17

President Donald Trump’s long-promised series of day-one executive orders imply a seismic shift in the approach of the United States to the environment, critical minerals and energy.

The growth is largely expected to be driven by stricter environmental regulations, increasing pressure from consumers and investors for sustainable products, and the region’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality, according to sources.

After years of insufficient domestic supply that brought prices to record highs, China’s fluorspar supply tightness will ease in 2025 due to several newly developed mining sites as well as rising imports from Africa, sources told Fastmarkets, adding that demand from batteries, especially the energy storage sector (ESS), will continue to rise.