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Glencore’s Gary Nagle might have spoken too soon when he said that his company wouldn’t be hit by a nickel fraud similar to that seen by its rival, Trafigura
The London Metal Exchange is facing lawsuits seeking damages collectively worth more than half a billion dollars for losses that investors allege they suffered as a result of nickel trades being canceled by the exchange last year
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has dealt a blow to not just the numerous climate tech companies that banked with it but to the broader capital-raising environment for energy transition start-ups
Canada has banned the import of aluminium products from Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, effective immediately, the country’s deputy prime minister said on Friday March 10
Why governments, OEMs, battery makers and the metals and mining industry shouldn’t overlook phosphate when securing critical raw materials to achieve their net-zero goals
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been buying equity in miners to secure access to battery raw materials, but David Brocas, co-founder and managing partner of Voltaire Minerals Partners, contends that the offtake agreements may not be in the best interest of miners unless carefully structured
The US intends to impose a 200% tariff on imports of Russia-origin aluminium, as well as derivative products containing it
Almost a year after the London Metal Exchange temporarily suspended trading in its nickel contract, it has become the subject of the first enforcement investigation of a UK exchange by its regulator
The United States should develop a consortium of companies to buy critical battery-related minerals and materials from domestic and foreign sources, according to a report by a public-private alliance representing the country’s battery ecosystem

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