Vale on Monday lost a bid to block fellow mining giant BHP Group's bid to have it share potential liability in a 36-billion-pound ($46-billion) London lawsuit over Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

The governments of South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to continue joint investments in electric vehicle and battery production in Indonesia. Moreover, they want to strengthen the supply chain for battery materials such as nickel.

In June, the largest suppliers were Canada (628,000 NT, no change vs. May), Brazil (419,000 NT, up 75%)...

AISI: US Raw Steel Production in the week ending on July 29, 2023.

South Australian exports have risen to a record high on the back of a boost in trade with China.

From January to June, the province's trade with countries along the Belt and Road rose 9.1 percent year on year to 97.26 billion yuan.

The MOFCOM began a review of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures over Australian barley at the request of relevant domestic industries, Shu said.

Erenhot has handled 12,000 China-Europe freight train trips since the service was launched in 2013.