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.
According to Russia’s federal statistics agency, the country’s output of raw titanium rose by 31.8% during the first eight months of 2012. The agency did not provide specific numbers about the country’s titanium production.
Russia’s output of semi-finished titanium products grew by 19.6% during the same period.
Production of raw magnesium increased by 21.9% during the first eight months of 2012, while output of magnesium alloys grew by 27.6%.
Source (Russian): Metallosnabzheniye I Sbyt
