BHP and Rio chiefs talk green metals in post-Covid China visits

Green metals are becoming a major focus for the bosses of the world’s top miners after visits to their biggest customers in China.

BHP Group’s Mike Henry and Rio Tinto Group’s Jakob Stausholm both led company delegations to China this week, two of the highest profile names among a flow of global executives returning to the world’s second-biggest economy to take stock after the end of Covid Zero. A key theme to emerge from their trip is the need to cooperate with Chinese buyers to prepare for the sweeping changes brought by the global energy transition.