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Kexim reveals $22bn talks for defence exports; Trafigura returns for Asia refinancing; Export Finance Australia supports German lithium

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
Kexim has revealed that talks for a second round of defence exports to Poland could be worth up to $22 billion
Trafigura has secured $2.7 billion-equivalent in loans from the Asia markets
Export Finance Australia will support Vulcan Energy's zero-carbon lithium project in the Upper Rhine Valley
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Formosa 3 sounds out banks; Liontown Resources turns to debt and equity financing; LDC upsizes its RCF

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
Sponsors of the Formosa 3 wind project in Taiwan have sounded out lenders to back the scheme
Liontown Resources has received support from export credit agencies after the collapse of Albemarle's takeover bid
Louis Dreyfus Company has upsized one of its RCFs to $700 million
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Trafigura returns for ECA financing; Hai Long offshore wind reaches close; US Exim mulls Canada phosphate deal

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
Trafigura has secured a pair of revolving credit facilities totalling $400 million with support from US Exim
Northland Power has reached financial close on a deal for its 1GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan
US Exim is considering a proposal to support the development of the lithium iron phosphate battery industry in Canada
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Cerrado Gold approaches banks for ECA financing; H2 Green Steel raises funds; Aurubis uncovers fraud operation

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
Cerrado Gold has approached banks for ECA-backed financing in relation to three new mine projects in Brazil, Canada and Portugal
H2 Green Steel has raised €1.5 billion in equity funds to support the construction of its new facility in Boden, Sweden
Aurubis claims that it has uncovered a large fraud operation around its central copper recycling plant in Hamburg
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Yunlin wind farm secures extended financing; ACWA seals solar PV financing; Glencore faces legal action

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
Taiwan's Yunlin offshore wind farm has secured extended financing with ECA support that will prevent the collapse of the project
ACWA Power has reached financial close on a deal for the Kom Ombo solar PV plant in Egypt
Glencore is facing legal action from asset managers alleging that the trader lied in its share prospectuses 
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Carbon credits cause controversy; Northvolt raises financing; Polymetal to sell Russian assets

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
The voluntary carbon markets have faced fresh accusations that their offsets are effectively worthless as traders count the cost of stranded credits
Northvolt has raised $1.2 billion in financing as it plans for expansion into North America
Polymetal will sell its silver and gold assets in Russia over the coming months as it turns its focus towards Kazakhstan
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JICA supports Basrah refinery upgrades; ADEX backs Egyptian wheat deal; TechMet secures financing

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
JICA has provided a 203 billion yen deal to support the government of Iraq's efforts to upgrade the Basrah refinery
ADEX has signed a $500 million deal with Al Dahra to deliver wheat exports to Egypt
Critical minerals investment firm TechMet has raised $200 million in its latest equity funding round from sources including Mercuria Energy and the DFC
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EIB to support new export finance fund; Whitehaven Coal fails to secure refinancing; Bpifrance to launch PPA guarantee scheme

In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Ralph Ivey covers the latest stories and trends across the market:
The EIB commits $40 million to Acre Impact Capital's new Export Finance Fund, which will invest in the commercial portions on ECA transactions
Whitehaven Coal fails to secure refinancing for its RCF as banks withdraw from the thermal coal industry
Bpifrance to launch a new guarantee scheme promoting corporate power purchase agreements for the renewables sector
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