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Policies and Regulation
Europe's Critical Raw Materials Act aims to secure essential raw materials, but implementation challenges and investment deficits threaten its ambitious targets for 2030.
Policies and Regulation
Europe's Critical Raw Materials Act aims to enhance supply chain resilience, but implementation challenges persist, necessitating increased investment and coordinated policies for success.
Policies and Regulation
Umicore proposes a robust EU Critical Raw Materials Centre focused on refining and recycling, advocating for strategic investments and anti-leakage measures to enhance Europe's material resilience.
Policies and Regulation
The Geneva Platform proposes key recommendations for the EU's Critical Raw Materials Centre to enhance supply security and investment in critical minerals.
Policies and Regulation
The European Metals Association supports the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act and the establishment of a dedicated Centre to enhance supply security and investment in critical raw materials.
Policies and Regulation
Europe's critical raw materials strategy faces mounting pressure as China dominates supply chains and global investments decline, threatening the EU's 2030 independence targets.
Industry News
Uzbekistan inaugurates its first casting and rolling complex at Uzmetkombinat, boosting hot-rolled sheet metal production to 1 million tons annually and creating 1,200 jobs.
Policies and Regulation
Kazakh PM Olzhas Bektenov orders new stimulus measures for metallurgy, including full utilization of non-ferrous plants and Qarmet modernization, to boost investment and industrial growth.
Policies and Regulation
The EU is forming an emergency task force to prepare for potential rare earths supply disruptions from China, as current export arrangements expire in October, threatening critical manufacturing inputs.
Policies and Regulation
European Aluminium is urging the EU to close a sanctions loophole allowing Russian primary aluminium to enter the bloc via third-country processing — with Turkey identified as the main conduit — calling…