China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs is to implement temporary export controls on graphite-related items from December 1, aiming to safeguard national security and interest, it announced on Friday, October 20

China is once again flexing its proverbial muscles, imposing export controls on graphite and giving the Western world a reminder that it remains years ahead for certain aspects of the energy transition

Indonesia is to increase its dominance in global nickel supply within the next five years, amid an ongoing growth in capacity in the country

The base-metals commodity markets are going through an “unprecedented” period, Saad Rahim, chief economist at global trader Trafigura, said at the London Metal Exchange’s own metals seminar which started the 2023 LME Week event in London on Monday October 9

Plans for a major battery metals recycling hub run by Glencore and Li-Cycle in Italy are likely to go ahead despite recent pushback from local authorities, sources told Fastmarkets this week

The Indian government has established royalty rates for the mining of lithium, rare earths and niobium, it announced on Wednesday October 11

Nickel metal produced in China has appeared in the London Metal Exchange warehouse system for the first time since the exchange began reporting its country-of-origin data in January 2023

A revision to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) will require the bloc to ensure 42.5% of the European Union’s entire energy consumption is met through renewables by 2030

A slight rise in offers for black mass payables were heard in South Korea this week, but a wide bid-offer gap persisted in the market, according to sources

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