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China dominates global trade of battery minerals

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

May 21, 2025

Data source: United Nations Statistics Division, UN Comtrade
Note: Excludes trade within regions.

China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade of minerals. China imported almost 12 million short tons of raw and processed battery minerals, accounting for 44% of interregional trade, and exported almost 11 million short tons of battery materials, packs, and components, or 58% of interregional trade in 2023, according to regional UN Comtrade data.

In this article, we consider trade of three key minerals needed for batteries—graphite, lithium, and cobalt—among China and key global regions. These minerals are mined or extracted from natural and synthetic sources, processed for battery material manufacturing, and then used to produce batteries and battery components, with robust trade at each stage. As

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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake (unconfirmed) – Coral Sea, 49 km west of Maewo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 12:36 am (GMT +11)

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Mar 28, 12:53 pm (GMT +11)

5.0

173 km75 km (46 mi) to the S Coral Sea, 37 km southwest of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu InfoMar 20, 02:24 pm (Efate)

4.8

10 km63 km (39 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 23 km northeast of Port-Olry, Sanma Province, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoMar 10, 03:50 pm (Efate)

4.8

116 km28 km (17 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 32 km northeast of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoFeb 22, 01:15 pm (Universal Time)

4.4

159 km75 km (47 mi) to the N Vanuatu InfoFeb 20, 05:30 pm (Universal Time)

4.6

125 km39 km (25 mi) to the SCoral Sea, 53 km west of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu 2 reportsInfoDec 17, 2024 12:47 pm (Efate)

7.3

54 km271 km (168 mi) to the S Coral Sea, 25 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 50 reportsInfoNov 22, 2023 03:47 pm (Efate)

6.7

13 km50 km (31 mi) to the NE 97 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 3 reportsInfoJan 8, 2023 11:32 pm (Efate)

7.0

29 km92 km (57 mi) to the NW 23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 10 reportsInfoAug 18, 2021 09:10 pm (Efate)

6.9

93 km79 km (49 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 72 km north of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu 21 reportsInfoMay 10, 2017 12:52 am (GMT +11)

6.6

171 km86 km (54 mi) to the NW Vanuatu Islands 1 reportInfoApr 29, 2016 06:33 am (Efate)

6.9

27 km88 km (55 mi) to the S Vanuatu Islands 2 reportsInfoOct 21, 2015 08:52 am (Efate)

7.0

136 km63 km (39 mi) to the NW Vanuatu Islands 8 reportsInfoFeb 3, 2012 12:34 am (GMT +11)

7.1

23 km288 km (179 mi) to

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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 80 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Wed, 21 May 2025, 12:37 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported in the evening near Sorong, Sorong City, Southwest Papua, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, at 9:27 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bikar (pop. 210) located 42 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sorong (pop. 254,300) located 80 km from the epicenter, and Teminabuan (pop. 19,500) 111 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our

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