EDF Appoints Several Directors to Board Ahead of New Nuclear and Hydropower Projects
France's state-owned EDF has appointed several new directors to its board and will reorganise the group's operations in anticipation of its plans to build six new nuclear reactors…
Andy Home: Metal smelting will be the next major mineral crisis for the West.
The impact of China’s export controls on rare earths has already caused global supply chains to reel, but a more critical mineral threat is imminent. Western metal smelters face a crisis.
Andy Home: Metal smelting will be the next major mineral crisis for the West.
The impact of China’s export controls on rare earths has already caused global supply chains to reel, but a greater threat from critical minerals is imminent. Western metal smelters face a crisis.
US lifts restrictions Enterprise Product's ethane exports to China
Enterprise Products Partners said that the U.S. cleared the way for them to resume ethane exports to China. The company also revoked a license restriction put in place only a few weeks ago, when the U.S.
Users of rare earth magnets are compelled to pay premium prices for ex China supply
Rahim Suleman has been reaching out to automakers, and other potential customers, for years to sell the rare earth magnets produced by the factory his company is building in Estonia.
Senate bill accelerates the end of wind and solar tax credits
Renewable energy advocates said that the latest version of the Senate’s massive budget bill, which the Senate will vote on as early as Saturday, deals a death blow to the use…
AB Foods delays UK bioethanol plant closing decision by 24 hours
Associated British Foods extended the deadline to decide the fate of Vivergo Bioethanol Plant, which faces closure. They are hoping that the UK government will provide a financial package.
Andy Home: Copper smelters face both a market and pricing crisis.
Copper smelters have become so desperate for raw materials that they pay miners to convert their concentrates into refined copper. The so-called treatment-and-refining-charges…
ADNOC, the UAE's oil company, boosts US investment and says AI is a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest.
ADNOC Chief Sultan al-Jaber stated on Tuesday that the state oil company in the United Arab Emirates aims to increase its U.S. investments by six-fold, to $440 billion over the next ten years.
Crown Estate of the UK to invest 400 million stg offshore wind
The Crown Estate of King Charles III, which controls the seabed in Britain, announced on Tuesday that it would invest up to $400 million pounds ($543 millions) into the offshore wind industry.
US Senate proposes to phase out solar and wind energy tax credits completely by 2028
According to a draft bill circulated Monday, the U.S. Senate Tax Committee proposed a complete phase-out of tax credits for solar and wind power by 2028. However, it extended…
Orsted Favors Increasing Investments in Taiwan, South Korea
Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind developer, will increase investment in Taiwan and South Korea where it has already been awarded projects, instead of expanding to new markets in Asia…
Trade Minister: Britain is ready to implement US Tariff Deal
Jonathan Reynolds, the UK's trade minister, said that the United States is ready to implement their side of the tariff agreement with Britain. He is hoping for a declaration…
Russell: China-US deal pushes rare earths to the back burner
Although the tentative agreement between the United States, and China represents a step back from the worst case scenario of a complete collapse of trade between two of the largest economies in the world…
Russell: China-US deal pushes rare earths to the back burner
Although the tentative agreement between the United States, and China represents a step back from the worst case scenario of a complete collapse of trade between two of the largest economies in the world…
Aluminum producers in the US benefit from Trump's tariffs
Four industry sources say that President Donald Trump will benefit from the higher tariffs on imported metals as domestic prices rise. Some industry players worry that Trump's…
Trafigura warns about volatility in 2025 after first-half profits inch up
Commodities traders may struggle to capitalize on supply and demand disruptions rather than market volatility driven by politics in 2025. This was revealed on Thursday by trading house Trafigura…
EU selects 13 new projects for critical materials, including Greenland
The European Union announced Wednesday 13 new raw materials projects outside of the bloc in order to increase its supply of metals, minerals and other essential elements for…
AB Foods says Britain has only 12 days left to save the bioethanol industry.
One of Britain's largest bioethanol producers warned on Tuesday the government that it would have to close its plant if it did not provide a package of support for the industry in the next 12 hours.
Industry warns that high energy costs are a threat to the future of UK manufacturing
Make UK, an industry group, said that Britain must reduce its industrial energy bills which are among the highest in advanced economies to achieve its goal of a healthy manufacturing sector.
