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A warning to critical minerals buyers: Avoid butter mountains, aluminium floodsWestern nations are investing heavily in critical minerals to reduce dependence on China. However, experts warn this could lead to a surplu...
TechMet targets up to $200 million in new fundraising, CEO saysTechMet, a US-backed investment firm, is raising an additional $200 million. This funding will support critical minerals projects. The comp...
Trump calls China ‘fair’ while pushing tariffs to the brinkTrump Tariffs: Donald Trump insists China has been “very fair” on trade, despite record tariffs, strategic minerals warfare, and threats of...
Pentagon's AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply dealsArmed with the AI model, the CMF aims to help manufacturers curb their reliance on China by signing more metal supply deals with Western mi...
Biden's long-awaited Africa trip to tout a win against ChinaJoe Biden's visit to Angola focuses on a major U.S.-backed railway project linking the resource-rich Congo and Zambia to the Angolan port o...
DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn eastThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's e...
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in AfricaThe US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesl...
Solution to pollution: Are electric cars ‘green’?While demand for EVs is rising, India needs to ensure that this transition in transportation is truly green.
China's critical mineral supply chains from Africa: Impact on global security architectureChina's presence in Africa's mining sector has rapidly expanded over the past decades. This strategic collaboration between China and Afric...
China jumps ahead in the rush to secure Lithium from AfricaIn order to defend its dominance in Electric Vehicles metals processing, China needs to diversify its supply sources.
Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin solderin...
Critical minerals policy soon to reduce dependence on ChinaA comprehensive critical minerals (CMs) policy is likely to be announced later this month as inter-ministerial discussions on the plan are ...
Vibranium found in Congo? Here’s all you need to know about viral ‘electrically charged rocks’A clip went viral showing what appeared to be an ‘electrically charged rock’ called Vibranium which was found in the Democratic Republic of...
Renewable energy, demand for minerals and law of unintended consequencesIn a simple language, the move to renewables and EVs will mean that the demand for certain metals and minerals from copper to lithium will ...
The wonder metal that could roil India's EV ambitionElectric vehicles (EVs) in India have seen a growth of CAGR of 205% and 149% domestic sales volumes in two-wheelers and four-wheelers respe...
Global rivalries are miring the clean energy revolutionIn particular, a rivalry between China and the United States could have far-reaching implications for the shared global goal of safeguardin...
View: Clean energy transition may not cut India's dependence on importsA recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report, ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’ (bit.ly/3x9IEVB), highlights...