Security force aims to drive investment in African nation’s resource sector
Analysis shows rise in trade curbs affecting defence, tech and green energy supply chains
Analysts fear Chinese-funded build-up of smelters will lead to oversupply
Swiss trading house’s move to take 25% stake in aluminium plant in Indonesia marks shift into asset ownership
Strategic holdings of cobalt, coltan and germanium are latest step by African countries for greater leverage over metals
Precious metal hit by huge price volatility and is set for sixth straight year of deficit, according to World Silver Survey
Former linchpin of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was placed in compulsory liquidation
Stegra has been striving to avoid same fate as bankrupt Northvolt
CEOs warn US president’s push to build $12bn stockpile threatens distortions and ‘massive overhang’
Development of $9bn copper and gold project pushed back as Middle East war adds to worsening local security situation
Disruption to power supplies and shipping bottlenecks have affected key sources of production in Gulf
Move brings Britain in line with US, EU and Canada which have sought to bolster domestic producers
Acquisition will create first major American-owned mine in the African country in more than a decade
Trading on metal exchange suspended during period of high volatility in commodity prices caused by Iran war
Shortage spurs surge in prices and threatens sectors from fertiliser to microchips as impact of war in Iran widens
Talks over copper project would be latest renegotiation as global sector grapples with wave of resource nationalism
Region produces 10% of global output, enough to threaten ‘repricing across base metals’ if outages continue
Gulf company signals French state-backed lender may also take stake in facility once owned by tycoon Sanjeev Gupta
Country’s president says continent’s resource-rich countries are in strong negotiating positions with investors
GEL among British groups racing to realise projects as west looks to secure local supplies of critical minerals
Ocean floor resources could help protect supply chains from Beijing’s export bans
Tariffs have supercharged turbulence in commodity markets
New data highlights the need for processing of the metal vital for power grids and electronics, rather than stockpiling
Red metal accounts for more than half of underlying core earnings
Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in US
