The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp. of China, has slowed its purchases of copper wire this year.
If developed, the $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Western Serbia could cover 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
The planned Grand Inga hydropower complex in the DRC has been stalled for decades.
Around 30% of China’s refined copper production used scrap metal as a feedstock in 2023.
