The 2025 Shanghai International Auto Show was grandly held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, attracting nearly a thousand automotive enterprises from 26 countries and regions to participate. Compared with 2023, the number of new vehicles on display decreased from 141 to 97, with 67 of them being new energy vehicles, indicating that the automotive market has reached an inflection point of rationality and calmness. The absence of numerous overseas brands, such as Lamborghini, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, and Subaru, signals that competition in the Chinese market has entered a critical stage—those who do not advance will fall behind.

On the morning of April 28, at the NEA's Q1 press conference, Xu Jilin, Deputy Director of the Department of Energy Conservation, Science, Technology and Equipment at the NEA, disclosed the work plan for the development of the hydrogen energy industry.

On May 2, 2025, TotalEnergies and OQ Exploration & Production (OQEP) officially broke ground on the Marsa LNG project at Sohar Port, Oman.

Microsoft has expanded its carbon removal credit agreement with Stockholm Exergi, increasing the total volume to 5.08 million tons of CO₂ over 10 years, up from 3.33 million tons. Stockholm Exergi called it the world’s largest carbon removal deal.

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This key European lithium resource project is expected to commence production in 2026, with an annual output of 15,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products and a minimum operational lifespan of 16 years. In August last year, Sibanye secured €500 million in debt financing, partially backed by the European Investment Bank, to support the project.

This significant European lithium resource project is expected to produce 15,000 mt of battery-grade lithium products annually starting from 2026, with a service life of at least 16 years. In August last year, Sibanye secured €500 million in debt financing support from institutions including the European Investment Bank.

Chinese carmaker BYD and metals giant Tsingshan have abandoned plans to build lithium processing plants in Chile, local newspaper Diario Financiero reported on Wednesday.

As of Friday this week, at northern ports: Australian lump ore was priced at 37-37.5 yuan/mtu; Australian fines at 37-38 yuan/mtu; South African semi-carbonate ore at 32.5-33 yuan/mtu; Gabon ore at 36.5-37.5 yuan/mtu; and South African high-iron ore at 30-30.5 yuan/mtu. At southern ports: Australian lump ore was priced at 39-39.5 yuan/mtu; Australian fines at 38.5-39 yuan/mtu; South African semi-carbonate ore at 34-34.5 yuan/mtu; Gabon ore at 39.5-40.5 yuan/mtu; and South African high-iron ore at 28.5-29 yuan/mtu.