June 30, 2023

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.

June 28, 2023

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

June 25, 2023

Power group EDF signs 10-year contract with aluminum firm Trimet France

EDF, the power company that has been fully taken over by the French state, has signed a 10-year contract with aluminum company Trimet France.

June 23, 2023

The China-driven metals ‘super cycle’ is over, Jefferies says

Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades.

June 22, 2023

Iron ore leads metals higher on hopes for more China stimulus

After swinging between gains and losses since Monday, iron ore is on course for a modest weekly drop.

June 19, 2023

China’s maxed-out aluminum industry eyes future in Indonesia

China’s aluminum producers are following in the footsteps of their nickel peers by setting up smelters in Indonesia.

June 18, 2023

Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.

June 16, 2023

Recent development improves aluminum-ion batteries capacity

An organic redox polymer that works as positive electrode material for aluminum-ion batteries may be a game-changer.

June 15, 2023

Norsk Hydro produces world’s first aluminum using green hydrogen

The Norwegian producer replaced natural gas with green hydrogen during a test at its extrusion plant in Navarra, Spain.

June 13, 2023

China’s Yunnan set to boost power to aluminum smelters, sources say

China's fourth biggest producing region for electrolytic aluminum, has required smelters to reduce production twice since last September.