Sweden to lift parliamentary ban on uranium mining
In a move that could signal a shift in Sweden’s energy landscape, Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari announced plans to lift the country’s longstanding ban on...
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Oil and gas majors step up efforts to diversify into lithium
More oil majors are likely to start moving into the lithium extraction space in a bid to cash in on the battery boom, Vulcan Energy...
Graphite deficit – as demand for EV battery anode ingredient exceeds supply
The EV industry faces a huge challenge of replacing, in record speed, internal combustion engines (ICE) that have ruled the roads for over a century—and...
S&T researcher aims to recover critical minerals and precious metals from unconventional sources
The United States’ need for critical minerals for manufacturing has reached a crisis level, and researchers at Missouri S&T are leading the charge to develop...
A political economy perspective on the EU’s carbon border tax
The European Union’s implementation of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to reduce the risk of carbon leakage as it strengthens its Emission Trading System...
European aluminum and zinc manufacturers to produce key chip metals gallium and germanium
The European Union is asking European aluminum and zinc manufacturers whether they can produce key chip metals gallium and germanium as byproducts in their smelters...
Europe’s raw material challenge: Metals, minerals and the green transition
The transition from fossil fuel to clean renewable energy technologies will require an ever-expanding supply of critical metals such as lithium, nickel, copper, and cobalt....
Mytilineos Energy & Metals to explore the possibilities of producing gallium at its aluminium plant in Greece
Greece could be Europe’s answer to China’s decision to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, rare earth elements used in the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaics...
European importers to prove that products do not contain any Russian-origin steel or iron
European importers face a potential sanctions headache from next month, when rules take effect requiring them to prove products imported from anywhere in the world...
How will the EU reduce dependency on China?
The US Government and Congress remain committed to implementing a decoupling in relation to China, which is now obvious in high technology sectors. Since 2001,...