Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
The Citizen reports fourth-quarter rough diamond demand will be about $1.2 billion less than the $4.6 billion sold in each of the first three quarters of the year, Israel Diamond Institute chairperson Moti Ganz said this week.
He explained to the Citizen that reduced demand for cheaper and small diamonds in the US was partly offset by strong demand from the Indian and Chinese domestic markets. “But the consumers in these new emerging markets demand larger and higher quality goods.”