A $35 billion plan for Korean battery giants to catch China

LG Energy Solution Co., SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. will be key players.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2021 | 8:54 am

Indonesia’s surge in covid-19 cases spreads to coal mining areas

Indonesia's biggest coal-producing province of East Kalimantan has recorded a spike in coronavirus cases.

Reuters | July 8, 2021 | 7:31 am

Rio Tinto, POSCO join forces to cut steel sector emissions

Partnership will explore a range of technologies for decarbonization across the value chain from iron ore mining to steelmaking.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2021 | 6:55 am

New Caledonia elects pro-independence candidate Louis Mapou as president

Mapou sits on the board of directors of Eramet.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 9:25 pm

Centerra brings additional claims in Kyrgyz-Kumtor arbitration

State miner Kyrgyzaltyn now also named as a respondent in Kumtor dispute.

Henry Lazenby | July 7, 2021 | 3:47 pm

Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:27 am

Sumitomo Metal to invest $424m to boost battery materials output

The Japanese firm will hike production capacity of cathode materials for rechargeable batteries used in EVs to meet burgeoning demand.

Reuters | July 6, 2021 | 6:42 am

Indonesia sets coal benchmark price at highest in a decade on Chinese demand

The ministry set the benchmark coal price at $115.35 per tonne in July, higher than the $100.33 per tonne in June.

Reuters | July 5, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Accelerating energy transition promises big returns – report

Data by the International Renewable Energy Agency show that accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the world’s economy by 2.4%.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 4, 2021 | 12:11 pm

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