Two of China’s biggest lithium companies became the latest miners to issue stark warnings over the health of the battery metal industry.

Total spending surged 17% last year to $1.8 trillion in installing renewable energy, buying electric vehicles, building hydrogen production systems and deploying other technologies

Madeleine King will be meeting Japan's trade minister Ken Saito, and South Korean trade and energy minister Duk-geun Ahn.

Last year was a bloodbath for mining stocks tied to the green energy transition.

Grappling with falling metal prices, the company has reported profit falls since the first quarter of 2022.

Southeast Asia's largest car producer and exporter wants to convert about 30% of its annual vehicle production into EVs by 2030.

Tin prices have dropped 20% to around $26,500 a metric ton, since hitting a six-month high at $32,680 in January last year.