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Albemarle said ‌on Thursday it has appointed BHP executive ​Ragnar Udd as ​its CEO, tapping an ⁠industry veteran to ​lead the lithium producer.

Investors looking to capitalize on the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom have increasingly turned to basic materials, and industrial metals—copper chief among them—are having a moment few saw coming even a year ago. What started as a trade-policy story has fused with a structural demand story, and the combination is rewriting price records almost weekly.

Freeport and BHP Group capitalize on favorable copper prices, both pushing ahead with growth projects leveraging strong financial health.

The Combined ​BHP Ports Unions has placed a counterproposal ‌on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia ahead of ​their next meeting on September 8, it ​said on Tuesday, after workers rejected a ⁠proposal from BHP.

As Australia's earnings season peaks, the likes of BHP and Woodside Energy are among the winners emerging, as elevated commodity prices offset headwinds. And Bloomberg Intelligence says Australian banks are positioned for significant margin expansion and a structural return on equity uplift in fiscal 2027.

The compensation agreement with miners BHP , Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 has been joined by 19 new cities, ​including the one that was the epicenter of the disaster, a Brazilian ‌court said on Thursday.

BHP sharpens its copper-led growth strategy while emphasizing cost discipline, project execution and higher operating performance.