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    Spodumene concentrate prices have collapsed amid downstream pressure on lithium chemicals prices and weak physical demand for material on a spot basis ahead of the year-end

    Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths is seeking investors and offtake partners for its Makuutu heavy rare earth project in Uganda, as well as sources of feedstock for its magnet recycling plant in Northern Ireland, Tim Harrison, the company’s chief executive officer, told Fastmarkets in an interview.

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    The downtrend in China’s nickel pig iron (NPI) prices resumed in the week to Friday December 8 after pausing the preceding week, with the market still facing oversupply and slow demand from the stainless steel sector

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