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Natural Gas as Europe’s Industrial Transition Fuel: Why Reality Is More Complex Than Policy Narratives

21/12/202521/12/2025

Europe’s political narrative increasingly presents natural gas as a fading bridge fuel — something to be minimised rapidly on the road toward renewables and hydrogen....

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CBAM and the New Metals Map: Why Europe Backs Processing Power Over Mining Scale in Aluminium, Steel, and Zinc

20/12/2025

Within Europe’s industrial ecosystem, aluminium, steel, and zinc occupy a contradictory position. They are everywhere—embedded in buildings, vehicles, machinery, grids, and defence systems—yet they rarely...

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Ferrous vs. Non-Ferrous Metals: How Raw-Material Dependence Truly Shapes Europe’s Industry, Capital Flows and Geopolitics

19/12/2025

European discussions on raw materials are increasingly wrapped in the broad label of “critical minerals.” While politically convenient, this framing hides more than it explains....

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Oil Capital Meets European Strategic Metals: Why Middle Eastern Sovereign Funds Are Investing in Mining and Technology

19/12/2025

Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are increasingly investing in Europe’s strategic metals and mining technology, and the trend is far from opportunistic. It represents a...

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Mining Without Flags: Why the EU Leverages Influence Over Ownership in Global Resources

19/12/2025

Europe’s approach to global mining is often misunderstood. Analysts search for European equivalents of Chinese state-backed mining giants or U.S.-backed strategic acquisitions and, failing to...

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How Europe Selects Mines: The Hidden Criteria Behind EU Mineral Engagement

19/12/2025

Europe’s global mining strategy is often misunderstood as cautious, inconsistent, or politically constrained. Observers scrutinize lists of “strategic projects” and memoranda of understanding, yet the...

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Near-EU Processing Hubs: Europe’s Quiet Re-Shoring of Mineral Value Chains

19/12/2025

Europe’s mineral strategy often seems contradictory. The continent remains heavily dependent on imported raw materials, yet it talks increasingly about autonomy, resilience, and re-shoring. The...

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Energy Eats Geology: How Europe’s Power Systems Shape Mineral Processing

19/12/2025

In traditional mining, geology dictated geography. Processing followed the ore because transporting rock was expensive, and energy was plentiful near extraction sites. In Europe today,...

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Europe’s Hidden Advantage: Exporting Mining Technology Instead of Owning the Mine

19/12/2025

Europe is often perceived as at a disadvantage in the global mining economy. Limited domestic resources, strict environmental regulation, high costs, and slow permitting suggest...

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Technology as a License to Operate: How Automation, Electrification, and Digital Control Unlock Mining Finance in Europe

19/12/2025

In Europe’s mining and raw materials sector, technology is no longer a supporting tool. It has become a license to operate, finance, and integrate into...

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Natural Gas as Europe’s Industrial Transition Fuel: Why Reality Is More Complex Than Policy Narratives

CBAM and the New Metals Map: Why Europe Backs Processing Power Over Mining Scale in Aluminium, Steel, and Zinc

Ferrous vs. Non-Ferrous Metals: How Raw-Material Dependence Truly Shapes Europe’s Industry, Capital Flows and Geopolitics

Oil Capital Meets European Strategic Metals: Why Middle Eastern Sovereign Funds Are Investing in Mining and Technology

Mining Without Flags: Why the EU Leverages Influence Over Ownership in Global Resources

How Europe Selects Mines: The Hidden Criteria Behind EU Mineral Engagement

Near-EU Processing Hubs: Europe’s Quiet Re-Shoring of Mineral Value Chains

Energy Eats Geology: How Europe’s Power Systems Shape Mineral Processing

Europe’s Hidden Advantage: Exporting Mining Technology Instead of Owning the Mine

Technology as a License to Operate: How Automation, Electrification, and Digital Control Unlock Mining Finance in Europe

Heavy Rare Earths (Dy, Tb): Europe’s Silent Defence Vulnerability

Nd–Pr Is the New Oil: How Europe Can Secure Permanent Magnet Supply Without Owning Mines

Europe’s Magnet Bottleneck: Why Rare Earth Processing Matters More Than Mining

Europe Doesn’t Need Resource Autonomy — It Needs Processing Control

From Periphery to Processor: How South-East Europe Anchors Europe’s Raw Materials Reset

Heavy Rare Earths (Dy, Tb): Europe’s Silent Defence...

Nd–Pr Is the New Oil: How Europe Can...

Europe’s Magnet Bottleneck: Why Rare Earth Processing Matters...

Europe Doesn’t Need Resource Autonomy — It Needs...

From Periphery to Processor: How South-East Europe Anchors...

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