Annie Lee

Asia–Pacific (APAC), Hong Kong

Bloomberg reporter @business Writing about mining and EV battery metals. Sometimes bonds and loans. Hong Konger. Views my own. [email protected]

Articles

SQM amplía exceso mundial de litio con nuevo récord de ventas trimestrales

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | James Attwood |Annie Lee

SQM vendió cantidades récord de litio en el primer trimestre, a pesar de que los precios se mantuvieron en mínimos de varios años. La empresa chilena dijo que su volumen de ventas aumentó un 27% interanual en los tres meses hasta marzo, impulsado por el fuerte crecimiento del mercado de los vehículos eléctricos, especialmente en China, y la nueva demanda de sistemas de almacenamiento de energía.
SQM Feeds Global Lithium Glut With Record-High Sales Volume

1 week ago | financialpost.com | James Attwood |Annie Lee

Advertisement 1SQM sold record amounts of lithium in the first quarter, despite prices languishing at multiyear lows as one of the world’s top producers of the battery metal counts on low costs to grow market share. Article content(Bloomberg) — SQM sold record amounts of lithium in the first quarter, despite prices languishing at multiyear lows as one of the world’s top producers of the battery metal counts on low costs to grow market share.
The Importance of China’s Lithium Capital

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee

Thanks for reading Hyperdrive, Bloomberg’s newsletter on the future of the auto world. Read today’s featured story in full online here. Few spots in the world carry as much significance for the world’s electric-vehicle supply chains as the mountains around the Chinese city of Yichun.
Congo Weighs Further Support for Cobalt as Export Ban Nears End

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee |Alfred Cang |William Clowes

The Democratic Republic of Congo is still deciding which policies to introduce to support cobalt prices when the current ban on exports of the battery metal ends, according to its mines minister. Congo, which accounts for about three-quarters of the global cobalt supply, blocked shipments of the metal on Feb. 22, after prices slumped to historic lows. That followed a rapid increase in production, mainly by China’s CMOC Group Ltd.
Major Indonesia Nickel Plant Restarts After Deadly Landslide

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee |Alfred Cang

Rescuers search for victims after a nickel waste site collapsed in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Bloomberg) -- A nickel plant at a major metal-processing hub in Indonesia has restarted after a deadly landslide in March forced a suspension of virtually all production. PT QMB New Energy Materials Co. Ltd. — which counts China’s GEM Co., Tsingshan Holding Group Co. and Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co. Ltd.
Copper Plunges More than 5% as Tariffs Hammer Metals and Miners

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee |Mark Burton

Copper plunged more than 5% to trade below $9,000 a ton, in the biggest drop since July 2022, as worries over the impact of a worsening trade war sparked a heavy selloff in industrial metals and mining equities. The bellwether metal slumped as much as 5.1% to $8,890.50 a ton in London, extending a heavy selloff seen on Thursday after sweeping tariffs from US President Donald Trump triggered a rout in global financial markets.
Malaysia Smelting Warns of Disrupted Tin Output After Gas Blast

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee |Alfred Cang

Malaysia Smelting Corp., one of the world’s biggest tin producers, has reported disruptions to deliveries from its Port Klang smelter after a pipeline explosion interrupted gas supply, exacerbating pressure on a market already grappling with global output upheaval. The blast at Putra Heights in nearby Selangor earlier this week hit gas provision, MSC said in a notice to customers seen by Bloomberg News.
Tianqi informa pérdidas en 2024 tras el desplome en precio del litio

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee

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Tianqi Lithium (002466 CH) Returns to Loss on Prolonged Battery-Metal Rout

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Annie Lee

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Korea to Boost Mineral Recycling to Counter US-China Trade Risks

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Heesu Lee |Annie Lee

South Korea aims to achieve a 20% recycling rate for strategic critical minerals by 2030, as intensifying trade tensions between the US and China expose the country to supply uncertainties. The Asian nation is targeting the recovery of 10 minerals from goods such as discarded batteries and printed circuit boards to assist sectors like semiconductors and electric vehicles, according to a joint statement from the trade and finance ministries on Tuesday.