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The 107-year-old South African mining group, long resistant to change, has now rejected a takeover offer from BHP
UK-listed company says Australian miner’s takeover approach ‘significantly undervalues’ it
Also in this newsletter: US inflation higher than expected, panic on Wall Street, science round-up
Quarterly results signal pullback from bumper earnings in past two years
Breakdown of accounts comes as testing on Tideway tunnel set to begin and UK’s biggest water provider faces debt crisis
Chief executive Patrick Pouyanné says US investors back the group’s prospects and strategy
Baku still ‘working on’ its own climate plan as president argues fossil fuels will be needed for ‘years to come’
Batteries and other solutions aim to store wind, solar and hydropower to make up for intermittent supply
The natural jewels have lost their old mystique because carbon crystals can be grown in labs
Also in today’s newsletter, meet the new players in the sustainable bond issuance space
Creditors holding £5bn of debt have been spooked by default of parent company this month
Canadian satellite operator GHGSat is proving the power of its technology
Global demand for the biofuel has been strong despite the rise of EVs
BHP, whose £31bn bid for Anglo has been rejected, faces fraught politics and complicated history in the country
BHP proposes £31bn takeover of Anglo American
Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed miner
Anglo has rejected a £31bn deal that would be the biggest in the mining sector on record but faces many hurdles
Lawyers representing DRC allege Apple’s products contain illegally exported minerals, despite tech company’s claims of environmental and social responsibility
Sharp falls in commodities are unlikely to continue, says lender, making it harder for central banks to cut interest rates
Any deal would need South African government’s approval while cost savings are another issue
Combination would bring together two of the industry’s largest companies as copper demand soars
Three takeaways from a bullish IEA forecast on the state of electric cars and batteries
Why now, why not earlier, why ever, at what price, and what it might mean for fertiliser production in North Yorkshire
Industry faces 2039 deadline on the dirtiest energy source but existing gas plants escape present standards
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