Beijing has announced that one of its top priorities for 2026 is tightening export controls and safe-guarding supply chain resilience. The announcement made by the Ministry of Commerce said it would “tighten the safety net for opening up”, as it pledged to enhance legal frameworks and risk prevention. Chinese leadership has been increasingly using export […]
Category: Commodities
State-owned Chinese resources developers are expanding production of rare-earth metals in response to higher government quotas, working to build a supply chain that can handle growing demand for electric vehicles and other high-tech products, reports Nikkei Asia. China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech, China’s biggest player in the field, in March announced plans to expand […]
China is set to tighten its grip on global cobalt supply, as the price of the key metal for electric-car batteries hits a 32-month low off the back of a surge in production, reports the Financial Times. Over the next two years, China’s share of cobalt production is expected to reach half of global output, […]
Lithium prices in China have slumped by almost a third in the past three months after weaker demand in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles has punctured a two-year rally for the key battery component, reports the Financial Times. Prices have dropped 29% from November highs to RMB 425,000 ($61,795) per tonne, according to pricing […]
Brazil’s beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country’s agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday, reports Reuters. The suspension is part of an animal health pact previously agreed between China and Brazil and is expected to […]