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1 – 10 of 17The trade bans have not thus far affected production of commodities critical to the manufacturing process, such as high-purity quartz (HPQ). Development and mining of this mineral…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275102
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Sentiment soured due to rising interest rates, mounting fears of global recession and paltry growth in China’s main copper-consuming sectors. These trends overwhelmed a market…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275558
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Batteries and energy storage.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229089
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Short-term factors combined to strengthen prices, including widespread flooding in China’s Sichuan province and low capacity utilisation among producers outside China. In the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261080
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Aluminium smelters are being hampered by high power prices and shortages amid the switch towards green energy sources. China has been forced to start importing aluminium at record…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266316
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Developments in the global iron ore market
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211064
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Lithium market
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221681
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Record imports by China caused demand to exceed supply, creating a market deficit of 1.2% (278,000 tonnes) in 2020. Dollar weakness in the second half of 2020 added to nominal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258973
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Current levels are three times the range necessary to incentivise mining investment. Despite the challenges faced by car markets, undermined by the ongoing semiconductor chip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267422
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Impact of COP21 on the energy and commodities sectors.