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Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Ncube Mthuli stated unequivocally on June 24 that, despite a collective industry request for a postponement, the government will not extend the ban on lithium concentrates exports originally scheduled to take effect in January 2027. He noted that enterprises unable to build their own plants could be encouraged to sign processing trade agreements with supplied materials with companies possessing processing capacity. The minister's remarks came after most of the country's lithium producers requested more time last week to complete the construction of beneficiation plants.

The Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and four other authorities have jointly formulated an action plan for a special campaign against the illegal recycling and dismantling of scrapped motor vehicles. The initiative aims to crack down on the illegal acquisition of end-of-life vehicles under the guise of "used car purchasing" and their subsequent resale to unauthorized dismantling sites. It will trace vehicle origins to sever illegal recycling supply chains.

Data from the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics shows that from January to May 2026, the value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size in the city increased by 13.3% YoY, accelerating by 1.6 percentage points compared to the Jan-Apr period. Notably, the value-added of the automotive manufacturing sector grew by 8.2% YoY. In terms of core product output, lithium-ion batteries and new energy vehicles (NEVs) delivered a strong performance, with output surging by 65.7% and 23.2% YoY respectively.