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News on Energy & Resources in China

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Oil deals as China positions for Russia price cap
Dec 9, 2022 (WiC 611)

Oil traders have been watching closely as China struggles to find ways of living with Covid-19, following nearly three years of strict controls and restrictions. News of an increase in cases of the virus last month sent crude prices lower on ...

Hainan firm takes over Sinochem’s rival unit
Nov 25, 2022 (WiC 609)

China’s interest in rubber, which is an irreplaceable ingredient in many industries including automotive and defence, follows much of the same logic as its pursuit of other commodities around the world. Although it is the world’s biggest ...

Copper bottomed

How a copper firm outgrew Huawei to become Guangdong’s top firm
Nov 4, 2022 (WiC 606)

Taking first place in a government-backed poll of the Top 100 private enterprises in Guangdong – one of China’s most industrious provinces and home to some of its most successful exporters – is something to celebrate. For years Huawei ...

Zijin Mining continues its acquisition spree
Nov 4, 2022 (WiC 606)

Zijin Mining is in acquisition mode again. Much of its history is as a gold producer and it added another gold mine to its roster last month through the acquisition of the Rosebel mine in Suriname, with a proposed investment of $360 ...

How does 300,000 tonnes of copper disappear?
Aug 26, 2022 (WiC 597)

Copper’s status as the ‘metal of electrification’ means that prices for the commodity are going to soar as we head into the carbon-zero era, its backers claim, because there won’t be enough supply to meet demand. But shortages of the red ...

Collective bargaining

Why did Beijing set up a new SOE to deal with its Aussie iron ore imports?
Jul 29, 2022 (WiC 595)

Iron ore ranks just behind just semiconductor chips and oil as China’s third biggest import annually. No surprise then that Chinese mills have been digging in their heels over a commodity that is essential for steelmaking. Many of the boldest ...

Zeng Yuqun’s next big move

Why Kentucky and sodium-ion are on CATL’s radar
Jul 29, 2022 (WiC 595)

Picture the scenario: you have just started an exciting new job in a cutting-edge industry and want to promote the fact on LinkedIn. It’s a feeling that many of us can relate to. Charles Huang clearly felt the same when, in April 2021, he ...

The ‘Lithium OPEC’

As Tianqi lists in Hong Kong, the story behind it and lithium rival Ganfeng
Jul 15, 2022 (WiC 593)

Lithium – known as the ‘white petroleum’ – is a metal commonly used in the making of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). A dozen years ago in August 2010, Tianqi and Ganfeng, China’s leading producers of the metal, both went public ...

Green ‘re-coupling’

Eco-friendly tycoon straddles Sino-US divide
Jun 30, 2022 (WiC 591)

One of the most pressing challenges for many international businesses is how to navigate the Sino-US economic and political divide. Some do it a lot better than others: Tesla is one of the most high-profile examples of an American firm that is ...

Tianqi offers Hong Kong’s biggest IPO so far this year
Jun 30, 2022 (WiC 591)

When Tianqi Lithium purchased a 23.8% stake in Chilean lithium miner SQM (Sociedad Qimica y Minera) in 2018, the Chinese press chose the metaphor of a snake swallowing an elephant to describe the ambitious deal. Unfortunately for Tianqi, the ...

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