2 w. ago EU’s investment bank to work with Australia on critical raw materials

The EU’s European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Australian government said in a joint statement on Monday they would deepen cooperation on critical raw materials, as Western powers scramble to cut their reliance on China. With the exception of Japan, Group of Seven (G7) countries and the EU are heavily or exclusively reliant on China for a range of materials from rare earth magnets to battery metals. European officials and industry sources say financing remains a key hurdle in the bloc’s efforts...

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2 w. ago Klingbeil seeks German access to critical raw materials in Beijing

Klingbeil seeks German access to critical raw materials in Beijing  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago German Finance Chief Asks China for Access to Critical Minerals

German Finance Chief Asks China for Access to Critical Minerals  Bloomberg Law News

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3 w. ago Asean, China, Japan and South Korea hold ‘transformative’ critical minerals opportunity

Southeast Asian economies, along with China, Japan and South Korea, have a “transformative” opportunity to enter the world’s critical mineral supply chain, said Yasuto Watanabe, Director of the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). Critical minerals – essential raw materials for the production of hi-tech gadgets, cars and aerospace equipment – will make the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) supply chain “more resilient and sustainable”, said Watanabe, who also...

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3 w. ago Rare earths, chips and batteries – what China can and cannot weaponise

The weaponisation of critical materials was not a bridge that Beijing crossed in the early years of its trade war that began with Washington in 2018. But China has grown more confident, and leadership has shifted from hesitation to measured assertiveness on critical-material controls, as demonstrated in its actions this year amid trade tensions with Washington, according to Morgan Stanley researchers. With such leverage in mind, this explainer uses their report – “Navigating China’s Export...

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3 w. ago Tianyi New Materials (688033.SH): Beijing First Intermediate People's Court decides to initiate pre

Tianyi New Materials (688033.SH): Beijing First Intermediate People's Court decides to initiate pre-reorganization proceedings for the company.  富途牛牛

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