China top court clears CITIC Resources unit CACT of fraud, revokes compensation order

• CITIC Resources won a final ruling at China’s Supreme People’s Court in a legal dispute tied to 2014 Qingdao Port aluminium financing trades.
• The court allowed CA Commodity Trading’s appeals on June 17 and June 29, 2026, clearing it of fraud, wrongdoing, and civil liability.
• The decision revoked in full compensation previously ordered by the Shandong High People’s Court over losses claimed by Weihai.
• The claims stemmed from three letters of credit used to pay for aluminium, with Weihai disputing the authenticity of certain warehouse receipts.
• CA Commodity Trading is seeking to recover litigation costs and a court security deposit.

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