World Resources Company

India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium

...It has done little to date to close the multi-decade lead in securing mineral supplies held by China, whose companies have, for example, invested heavily in Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer...

April 23, 2024

UK infrastructure

Thames Water causes Redrow legal stink over damaged sewer

...Water companies are not automatically consulted on proposed housing developments, which have a statutory right to be connected to the sewer system....

May 6, 2024

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The pre-eminent gathering of senior commodity executives, traders and financiers

Climate change

Royal Society and academics clash over influence of oil and gas industry

...He also has the formal title of BP professor, a position endowed by the oil and gas company. These affiliations were not included in the reference in the document....

May 8, 2024

FT Schools

AP Modern world history class: FT readings

...Teachers and students are encouraged to share relevant FT article links and questions for the College Board’s AP World History: Modern course in the comments section below this article....

February 10, 2024

Nippon Steel

Nippon Steel predicts ‘calmer discussions’ with unions after US presidential election

...The comments from Nippon Steel’s top management came as the company announced its results for the full financial year ending in March 2024....

May 9, 2024

UnhedgedRobert Armstrong

A cooler jobs market may not be enough Premium

And utilities revisited

May 6, 2024

FT Live

Commodities Asia Summit

Enabling decarbonisation in a time of disrupted trade flows

Letter

Letter: Food summit underscores urgency for climate action

...Edward DaveyHead, World Resources Institute UKPartnerships Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, London SW1, UK...

November 20, 2023

News in-depthAnglo American PLC

Who are Anglo American’s possible suitors?

...Rio is developing the world’s biggest mining project in the Republic of Guinea but that mine will only provide more iron ore....

April 29, 2024

Disrupted Times

BHP’s move for Anglo signals fierce battle for resources vital to green transition

...Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg vowed to increase spending and turn the social media group into “the leading AI company in the world”....

April 26, 2024

News in-depthAgricultural commodities

Investors plough record amounts into US farmland

...Investors are pouring record amounts of money into US farmland as they snap up an asset expected to outperform as the world’s population grows sharply while natural resources become scarcer....

February 20, 2024

War in Ukraine

‘Russian fertiliser is the new gas’ for Europe, top producer warns

...Russia is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of nitrogen-containing fertilisers....

April 30, 2024

Special ReportFuture of Water

Climate change puts pressure on Kenya’s water resources

...Only about 15 per cent of the country’s water resources have been developed. Almost all farmers depend on rain, as they are not able to store rainwater or pump water from rivers....

March 22, 2024

LexAnglo American PLC

Anglo American needs to switch on its defence against BHP Premium

The company requires a new plan to create value from the troubled mining house

May 9, 2024

Oil & Gas industry

Windfall tax weighs heavy on North Sea producers

...Chris Wheaton, oil and gas analyst at Stifel, said consolidation in the sector was an essential “defensive move” that would allow companies to combine resources and fund the decommissioning of old assets...

May 5, 2024

Investments

Investors’ Chronicle: Pan African Resources, Centrica, Dunelm

...BUY: Pan African Resources (PAF) South African gold miner has reported a 46 per cent uptick in interim earnings, writes Alex Hamer....

February 16, 2024

FT Live

Accelerating the Energy Transition in Asia

Industrial strategies and policy drivers for sustainability

News in-depthAnglo American PLC

South Africa ponders ‘corporate sunset’ for Anglo American

...“You can’t get away from the fact that South Africa is a very onerous environment for big mining companies in which to invest, let alone explore new resources,” said Michael Cardo, author of Harry Oppenheimer...

May 9, 2024

UK energy

UK shelves plan for country’s biggest hydrogen home heating trial

Decision deals blow to efforts to use the gas in move to net zero

May 9, 2024

LexTotalEnergies

Crossing the Atlantic is no easy fix for Europe’s oil majors

...Companies would have no easier ride convincing them stateside....

May 9, 2024

US Election Countdown

Donald Trump’s stormy day in court

...Datapoints Big Oil has boomed under Biden as company profits skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. So why does the oil industry hate him?...

May 9, 2024

Natural gas

Traders boost bullish bets on European gas prices

Wagers on rising prices point to concerns over potential supply disruptions

May 8, 2024

Baidu Inc

Baidu executive leaves tech company after ‘I’m not your mum’ outburst

...Baidu’s human resources head Cui Shanshan said in a Thursday speech published by the company that the controversy would eventually pass and the company’s determination for “continued self-renewal would never...

May 10, 2024

Hin Leong Trading

Singapore oil trader convicted of abetting forgery and cheating HSBC

...With its low corporate tax rates and stability, coupled with a location straddling the shipping lanes that connect China with global markets, Singapore has become one of the world’s biggest commodities hubs...

May 10, 2024

Commodities

Unions vow to fight on as Tata Steel confirms plans to close blast furnaces

...The company announced in January a consultation on its proposals to invest £1.25bn to build a state of the art electric arc furnace, which Tata has said would secure steelmaking in the UK....

April 25, 2024

Special ReportNuclear Energy

Security concerns fuel nuclear energy renaissance

...“Just like Europe got over-reliant on Russian gas, the free world nuclear companies got over-reliant on Russian fuel, which was being dumped at low prices in our free world countries,” says Chris Levesque...

March 21, 2024

BP PLC

BP promises to cut costs as profit misses forecast

...Yet the company has decided not to increase pay outs by more than the 5 per cent cap....

May 7, 2024

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