Country issued a prohibition order stopping Austroid Corporation from acquiring an additional 90% of lithium miner Alita Resources.

South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.

The departure comes days after a unit of the company was reported by Bloomberg to have terminated contracts amid a government-led investigation into deals in the market.

China's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in April-June from the previous quarter compared with a 2.2% expansion in Q1.

Automakers argue they need more leeway on the rules because it’s currently impossible to produce EV batteries without inputs that have at least some Chinese ownership, while US materials producers contend the domestic supply chain won’t succeed if China’s playing a role.

Yunnan resumption to add more supplies, but uncertainty remains.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that countries will find ways to reduce dependencies if China controls the exports of gallium and germanium.

China's exports fell last month at their fastest pace since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic three years ago.