December 5, 2022 Phosphorous-based 2D material may lead to advanced solar cells, Li-ion batteries UK-based researchers say phosphorene nanoribbons or PNRs can be used to help tackle the energy crisis.
December 4, 2022 Lack of refuelling infrastructure hindering adoption of fuel cell vehicles – report The lack of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure hinders fuel cell vehicle rollout, according to IDTechEx.
December 4, 2022 German minister pursuing hydrogen in Namibia, South Africa Minister Robert Habeck is visiting Namibia and South Africa to secure new energy resources for Europe’s biggest economy.
December 2, 2022 HSBC resigns as LME member after exiting industrial metals The bank was a small player in industrial metals, but told Reuters in July 2020 that returns were too low to justify continuing the business.
December 2, 2022 Volkswagen searches for battery cell plant sites in Canada The German carmaker's first battery cell factory in North America would help VW expand its battery business outside Europe.
December 1, 2022 Airbus says to decouple from Russian titanium ‘in months’ The European Union has so far avoided banning Russian commodities other than steel and coal, and titanium remains exempt from restrictions.
December 1, 2022 BMW invests in low carbon copper firm Jetti Jetti has the technology to extract more copper from low-grade resources and produce metal with a low carbon footprint.
December 1, 2022 JPMorgan joins HSBC as vault custodian for top gold ETF The lender will now act as an additional custodian for the SPDR Gold Trust, according to a statement from the World Gold Council.
December 1, 2022 CME cobalt contract use soars above LME as big players join Consumers, producers, commodity traders, brokers and banks are backing the CME's cash-settled contract as they want a liquid instrument to hedge cobalt.
December 1, 2022 Investors with $30 trillion to push companies on human rights, social issues Plan to focus first on metals & mining, renewables sectors.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
