04:47 PM @ 29/07/2025
Chinese markets for lithium, a key battery metal, are seeing heightened volatility after investors bid up prices to guard against possible supply disruptions.SEE MORE04:44 PM @ 29/07/2025
Russia’s coal industry is facing its most severe downturn in years as exports to China, its largest and most vital customer, fell sharply in the first half of 2025, signaling deeper trouble for a sector already battered by sanctions and shifting global demand.SEE MORE04:36 PM @ 29/07/2025
Slumping global coal prices and sanctions have put Russia’s coal industry on the brink of collapse, forcing the government to intervene as it scrambles to protect both a key energy source and a major employer.SEE MORE04:24 PM @ 29/07/2025
Brazil’s petrochemicals sector is set to suffer a prolonged slump that will threaten profitability if government does not intervene, according to an analyst at credit ratings agency Moody’s.SEE MORE04:16 PM @ 29/07/2025
Trading in European chemicals company shares was subdued on Monday in the wake of the EU agreeing a trade deal with the US, with trade group VCI claiming the proposed tariffs are too high for the sector.SEE MORE