Column: Energy transition story rekindles fund interest in metals
A potential return of heavyweight investment flows to the sector could be as powerful a price driver as physical supply shortages.
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Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia
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Aluminum market squeeze intensifies amid LME delays and rising costs
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Copper demand for electric vehicles is intact, trader IXM says
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India’s SAIL ties up with BHP to reduce carbon emissions
India's steel industry accounts for 10%-12% of the country's total emissions.
