Serbia’s decision is a blow to Stausholm, who after winning the helm just over a year ago said he was aiming to win back trust for the world’s second-largest miner.

The change comes after a third consecutive annual drop in volumes at the iconic trading venue.

The seaborne thermal coal market has been in disarray since Indonesia, the world’s biggest exporter, announced it would halt exports for January so it could replenish stockpiles.

The world’s top fertilizer producer could be a takeover target for BHP Group after a “peculiar” CEO change earlier this month.

In the past year, prices for solar panels have surged more than 50%, while wind turbines are up 13%, and battery prices are rising for the first time ever.

Investment in Canadian oil sands, the world’s third largest oil reserves, will jump by a third to C$11.6 billion this year.

The grim view for 2022 follows a stellar year for the industry, with the largest US steelmakers expected to post record full-year earnings.

Tianqi Lithium applied for a Hong Kong listing in 2018, but the plan was shelved amid falling lithium prices and a cash squeeze.

Argentina, where interventionist policies have held back the industry, is becoming a more attractive setting for foreign investors, at least in some of its mineral-rich provinces.

The nickel market had reached its tightest since 2007 earlier this week after a plunge in exchange stockpiles.

The Kremlin expects Belarus to make an approach for help with budget shortfalls caused by the ban on potash sales.

Like many other countries, including the US and Canada, China doesn’t always require companies to report when they release methane.