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European Parliament Calls for EU Ban on Alumina Exports to Russia
The European Parliament has called for an EU ban on alumina exports to Russia, citing concerns that the material may indirectly support the country's defense industry.
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Partner Podcasts
Ann Mettler on Europe’s toxic complacency, cleantech challenge & energy security crisis (RM#12)
Season 1 of the Raw Matters podcast closes with Ann Mettler, President of Catalyse Europe and former VP at Breakthrough Energy, joining hosts Peter Tom Jones and Julia Poliscanova to dissect Europe's…
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“Stop dawdling: Central Asia’s critical minerals revolution is here” (Amir Abidov, RM#11)
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are ready to do critical raw materials business with the EU — but not forever. In Raw Matters Podcast Episode #11, Amir Abidov (UzTMK) joins hosts Peter Tom Jones…
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More Than Half of EU’s Strategic Mining Projects Located in Water-Stressed Regions as Brussels Prepares to Weaken Water Protection Law
Analysis finds more than half of the EU's 33 strategic CRMA mining projects are in areas that have been drying over two decades, as Brussels prepares to revise the Water Framework Directive…
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Europe’s Aluminium Supply Chain Is Quietly Fracturing as Primary Output Collapses and Scrap Exports Surge
Europe achieves the world's highest aluminium scrap recycling rate yet still runs a 2-million-tonne structural supply deficit as EU primary output has collapsed 60% since 2005 and scrap exports surge 75% year-on-year,…
Policies and Regulation
European Aluminium Calls for Indirect Ban on Russian Metal After Turkey Loophole Allows Sanctioned Aluminium Into EU Market
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…
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EU and China Open Three-Month Trade Talks to Avert Trade War Over €360 Billion Import-Export Imbalance
The EU and China have agreed to three months of trade consultations covering rebalancing, rare earth export controls, intellectual property and WTO reform, after Chinese exports to the bloc outpaced imports by…
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Tokayev Offers EU Access to Kazakhstan’s Rare Earths in Exchange for Investment and Technology at Brussels Round Table
President Tokayev proposed at the Brussels Kazakhstan-EU Round Table that Europe receive access to Kazakhstan's rare earth and critical mineral reserves in exchange for investment and technology, offering offtake agreements as the…
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EU Commissioner Visits Brazil’s Viridis Rare Earth Plant as Brussels Positions Value-Added Processing Partnership as Alternative to Chinese Model
EU Commissioner Sikela visited Viridis Mining's Brazilian rare earth plant to advance a supply partnership built around local processing and value creation, with a Solvay offtake deal potentially finalised by July as…
Policies and Regulation
Kazakh Exporters Face Rising Costs Under EU Carbon Border Mechanism
Kazakh exporters of aluminum and steel products may face more than €100 million in annual costs under the EU’s new CBAM carbon regulation system.