Nov 26, 2025 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --
Glencore and Nyrstar are among the companies that have received financial assistance from federal and state govermments to keep their ageing Australian smelters operating. China's dominance of the critical minerals sector has underlined the importance of continuing to produce metals such as copper and zinc in Australia. Nyrstar's lead smelter at Port Pirie and its zinc smelter in Hobart can potentially be upgraded to produce critical minerals such as antimony, bismuth, tellurium, germanium and indium; these metals are crucial to Australia's economic and security equation, particularly in the wake of the recent critical minerals agreement with the US..
Publication Date: 27 November 2025
GLENCORE PLC
NYRSTAR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
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By Jennifer Hewett
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