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Industry News
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 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…
Industry News
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…
Industry News
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…
Industry News
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 of aluminum and steel products may face more than €100 million in annual costs under the EU’s new CBAM carbon regulation system.
Industry News
A JRC report warns that losses of permanent magnets from wind turbines will surge from 1,900 to 45,000 tonnes per year by 2030 as the first generation of turbines reaches end of…
MINEX Forum News
EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič has warned that over $6 billion in Chinese industrial investment in Morocco risks turning the country into a transshipment hub that bypasses Western tariffs, exposing a fundamental weakness…
Industry News
A major EU-funded study has found that recovering critical minerals from Europe's waste streams could supply more than half the continent's demand by 2050, provided investment in recycling infrastructure and unified regional…
Industry News
The EU has shortlisted four Brazilian critical mineral projects — covering rare earths, lithium and nickel — as the Hannover cooperation agreement between Brazil and Germany translates into a concrete investment pipeline…