Key Takeaways
DRC ends cobalt export ban on October 16, 2025, replacing it with quotas.
Quotas: 18,125 tonnes for the rest of 2025; 96,600 tonnes annually...
China has built one of the largest crude stockpiles in the world, with onshore inventories now estimated at around 1.4 billion barrels, including some...
China’s power output hit 936TWh of electricity in August 2025 — with 627.4 TWh from thermal plants, meaning the most electricity it's ever produced using...