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Peter Arkell, chairman of the Global Mining Association of China who has been running a consulting business in the PRC for almost 20 years, said that Beijing's restrictions on the export of rare earth metals were a predictable response to Washington's trade war.
China's curbs on rare earth metals to Western microchip makers comes as no surprise after a year of US-led sanctions, says a mining expert.SEE MORE06:05 PM @ 06/08/2023
State budget collection in the first seven months of this year stood at VND211.23 trillion (US$8.89 billon), equivalent to 49.7% of the estimate, down 19.6% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported on August 3.SEE MORE03:09 PM @ 06/08/2023
Gold tends to perform well during periods of elevated uncertainty about economies and financial systems —something the world has seen a lot of in recent times. Yet each time the metal rallied above $2,000 an ounce, it quickly falls back below that level.SEE MORE02:13 PM @ 06/08/2023
Nutrien, the world’s largest potash producer, is indefinitely pausing plans for ramping-up output and will halt work on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, Louisiana, in response to market conditions.SEE MORE12:00 PM @ 06/08/2023
Russia is ready to boost output of germanium used in the semiconductor and defence industries to meet domestic demand after China announced curbs on exports.SEE MORE