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Iran will develop more ballistic and cruise missiles

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IRAN

The Paveh might be the next generation version of the Quds, which was used in the attacks against Saudi Aramco facilities in 2019. Iran proclaims a 2,000-kilometre limit on its…

Russia sanctions will worsen palladium’s volatility

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INTERNATIONAL

Russia is responsible for 40% of newly mined supply and concerns about the physical availability of palladium sponge -- the powdered form of the metal used by industry -- are…

Poor diesel car demand will plague platinum prices

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INTERNATIONAL

The mainstay of demand is for catalytic converters on diesel vehicles, which consumers are buying in lower numbers since the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal. Reduced supply from…

Automotive batteries will drive world cobalt prospects

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INTERNATIONAL

The outlook for cobalt.

Securing new non-China rare earths will be challenging

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INTERNATIONAL

The rare earth ores China imports from the United States will face a 25% rate, however, reducing the attractiveness of processing the material in China. The rare earth…

Aluminium wars will unfold between China and the West

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INTERNATIONAL

Competition moves downstream and into the arena of trade laws.

China’s control of rare earths will take a new form

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CHINA

Ten years after first imposing export restrictions on these metals, China's dominance has shifted but not waned. President Xi Jinping's visit to a rare earth magnet factory at the…

Copper volatility to persist amid market surplus

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INTERNATIONAL

The market reacted as vaccine roll-outs accelerated around the world and various stimulus measures were enacted, including spending on copper-heavy green initiatives. The price…

EU will push for granting MES to China

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INT/CHINA

If not offset by other changes, this will result in lower duties on Chinese imports found to have been dumped in the European market. Such a decision will be commercially…

Emissions calendar changes weaken the palladium market

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INTERNATIONAL

Supply this year has been mildly affected by pandemic disruption, and inventories have fallen due to lower levels of recycling. Demand has been tempered by weak automobile sales…