September 6, 2023 Smart, highly efficient zinc-ion battery shows unique colour-changing properties Batteries with electrochromic properties can be used as display devices that cut down energy consumption.
September 5, 2023 Vale to start building Middle East ‘mega hubs’ in 2024 Vale had announced last year plans to develop the plants in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
September 5, 2023 Zambia agrees to hand disputed copper assets back to Vedanta The government, which seeks to triple copper output over the decade, is also searching for a new investor for Mopani Copper Mines.
September 4, 2023 Iran slows uranium production after secret diplomacy Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium grew just 7% in the last three months compared with a 30% increase in the previous quarter.
September 3, 2023 Diamond prices are in free fall in one key corner of the market An increasing number of Americans are choosing engagement rings made from lab-grown stones.
September 3, 2023 Saudi’s SABIC to sell steel unit Hadeed to PIF for $3.3bn The proceeds from the sale of Hadeed will be used to support SABIC's growth in the chemicals industry
August 31, 2023 Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic – report Vedanta's oil business, Cairn India, also successfully lobbied to have public hearings scrapped, an OCCRP report says.
August 31, 2023 Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over $6.5 billion According to AP, the contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkey.
August 31, 2023 Top Middle East aluminum maker sees prices rising with demand Emirates Global Aluminium expects its full-year sales volume to be in line with 2022 even as prices have declined over the last 12 months.
August 31, 2023 Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers.
Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding. December 29, 2025 | 03:50 am
