RE: Chinese sulphuric acid export restrictions14 Apr 2026 07:30
Kazakhstan imports sulphuric acid from Russia and Turkmenistan, it also produces a lot of sulphuric acid from its own oil and gas industry, but most of that goes into uranium production.
RE: London nickel tumbles to over 2-month low on oversupply concerns Author of the article:8 Mar 2021 18:27
“Keep an eye on the LME stocks published daily by the exchange. A sudden rise in warehouse inventories could be an attempt to push prices lower for buyers looking to pick up metal at lower prices. “Tampering with the market’s mechanism” remains a strategy employed by dominant market participants. A Chinese entity has owned and controlled the London Metals Exchange since 2013. China is the demand side of the fundamental equation for base metals. As prices run higher, China may do a bit of tampering to create buying opportunities to secure supplies by pushing speculators out of the market at lower levels. Moreover, if the US is preparing to refresh and renew infrastructure, China and other traders will likely buy up supplies to sell them later to the US at higher prices”
RE: Lacklustre growth predicted but 16,000 a tonne for nickel early 2020?3 Jan 2020 11:00
"Fully electric cars made up 42.4% of sales in the Nordic nation last year, a global record, rising from a 31.2% market share in 2018 and just 5.5% in 2013, the Norwegian Road Federation said on Friday." "The electrification of the car market is accelerating ... we forecast electric vehicles to hold a 100% market share in 2025," the importer said of the outlook for Norway. https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/after-teslas-record-year-in-norway-rivals-gear-up-for-2020-2024281