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An African country that banned exports of its most important resource now bans two more
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Zimbabwe
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Zimbabwe has banned exports of antimony and tungsten following an earlier ban on lithium concentrates to promote domestic processing and add economic value from its mineral resources.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial.
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Zimbabwe’s expanding export bans signal a tightening grip on its mineral resources, forcing founders in mining and downstream processing to pivot quickly to local value-addition to access the market.
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