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South Korea, Kazakhstan sign minerals deals as Seoul moves to diversify supply chain

South Korea has struck deals with Kazakhstan to allow its firms to explore for critical minerals in the Central Asian state, it said on Wednesday, as the home to major chip producers and leading carmaker Hyundai moves to diversify its supply chains.

Wednesday’s memorandum of understanding on critical minerals supply chains will allow South Korean companies to take part in exploration for lithium, chrome, uranium and rare earth development, the industry ministry said.

• [Editor:邢亚敏]