August 15, 2023 TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals.
August 14, 2023 Syrah pins hopes of mine restart on end of China supply glut Syrah offers one of the few non-Chinese options for those seeking graphite material through its mine in Mozambique.
August 14, 2023 Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals.
August 14, 2023 Yellen warns of risks of over-concentration of clean energy supply chains China holds at least 60% of the world’s manufacturing capacity for most mass-manufactured technologies.
August 14, 2023 The four biggest hurdles in America’s EV transition Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago this week, there’s been $59 billion in new EV investments announced in the US.
August 14, 2023 Graphic: Surpluses, low prices to remain a feature of cobalt market Surging supplies of cobalt from Indonesia and Africa are forecast to outpace demand from EVs.
August 14, 2023 Vision Blue injects $40 million into Papua New Guinea lime project Mick Davis' Vision Blue Resources would obtain a 49% stake in Mayur Resources' Central lime project.
August 9, 2023 Ford shuts down in Brazil, and China’s top EV maker comes to the rescue The resurrection of the former Ford plant represents the grand industrial ambitions of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
August 8, 2023 Syrah Resources inks deal with Samsung SDI to assess anode material supply The graphite producer also said it was targeting readiness for a final investment decision on the expansion of the vertically integrated Vidalia facility's production capacity.
August 8, 2023 An inconvenient truth… there’s not enough critical metals to reach net zero Data from the US Geological Survey suggests global copper reserves will fall short by 80%, global nickel reserves by 90%, and cobalt by around 96%.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am