Germany’s 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.
China, until recently a net exporter of coking coal, is set to become the world’s biggest importer of the steelmaking ingredient by 2015, causing “dizzying” upwards pressure on prices, a Brazil-based coal industry consultant told Dow Jones Newswires.