Romania offers rare earths to enter lucrative battery market

The CEO of Polish state-run coking coal producer JSW was sacked by the energy ministry on Tuesday following a dispute over strategy.

Metso said the mobile aggregate equipment market was expected to grow 4-6% annually during 2019-2023.

The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.

According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.

The company stopped output at Port Pirie on May 28 due to an unplanned outage at the blast furnace.

The UK's push to move away from coal-fired power plants has been taking place since 2015.

None of the potential buyers, which include GFG Alliance and former owner Greybull, would be willing to take on the whole company, even for a nominal sum.

Global growth in 2019 has been downgraded 0.3 percentage point below previous forecasts, reflecting weaker-than expected international trade and investment at the start of the year, the World Bank says.