Caixin
China consortium to develop lithium deposits in Bolivia
Expected to start commercial operation, export in Q1 of 2025.
Commodities
Materials
Philippines' SteelAsia to build $2bn plant with China's Baowu
Project seen feeding country's infrastructure drive and 'spawning new industries'
Commodities
Cotton market faces price hike risk on Pakistan supply woes
Possible export limits in India and drought in U.S. compound worries
Politics
Violence at Chinese-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia raises alarm
Analysts say government, company action on labor is essential to prevent spread
Energy
China tightens grip as dominant LNG buyer with long-term deals
Sinopec leads way with Chinese companies locking in 40% of recent contracts
Commodities
Australia's bumper wheat crop cuts prices for hungry Asian markets
Imports by top consumer China more than double as shipping jam eases
Commodities
BHP logs record iron ore output, expects China to be 'stabilizing' force
2023 demand to have help from Beijing's pro-growth measures, company says
Interview
Canada can help cut reliance on China for critical metals: minister
Like-minded nations should work together on processing, Jonathan Wilkinson says
Caixin
Lithium price tops out as China EV sales slow
Analysts forecast raw material and battery supply gluts
Commodities
Olam plans Singapore, Saudi Arabia dual IPO of agricultural arm
Temasek-backed commodity trader hopes to list subsidiary in first half of 2023
Market Spotlight
China's opening and U.S. rates to stir commodity markets in 2023
From oil to gold, prices likely to ease from historic highs seen in 2022
Energy
Energy guru Yergin deems interest rate changes key in 2023
'Year of central bankers' to come amid war, energy crisis, China concerns
Interview
Mitsubishi Corp. dives deeper into renewables with eye on 2050
CEO Nakanishi calls raising Japan's energy self-sufficiency a top priority
Commodities
Vietnamese rice in Thailand's fields poses growing problem
Alien strains help farmers meet demand at low cost but dent national brand
Commodities
Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports from Jan. 1 to ensure supply
Exporters to be allowed to ship six times their domestic sales volume
Commodities
Indonesia puts off 35% palm oil biodiesel blending rule to Feb. 1
Rise in biodiesel share aimed at cutting crude imports, greenhouse gasses
Opinion
2023 outlook: Asia should cement tactical gains in energy security
Region needs to update long-term road map for viable decarbonization
Commodities
Mitsui & Co., Rio Tinto team to clean up raw material supply chain
With EU carbon tax on way, partners go to work in emission-intensive sectors
Energy
Japan's Inpex to buy 1m tonnes a year of U.S. LNG
Shipments under 20-year contract to begin in 2027 from Louisiana's CP2 terminal
The Nikkei View
Japan must clearly explain its energy policy switch
Distrust of nuclear power remains strong after Fukushima disaster
