There is a feeling of déjà-vu in the copper market as the potential for production curtailments and closures rears its head once again

History tells us that aluminium smelters close or curtail capacity when energy prices peak – is 2022 any different or will the same old patterns play out? Andrea Hotter looks to the past to help us think about the future

A shift in spending from high- to low-carbon assets as part of the energy transition culture could create the biggest reallocation of capital in history – and is already fundamentally reshaping investors’ approach to financing

Hotter on metals

Critical shortfalls loom without new primary metals supply and better recycling in the system soon, endangering Europe’s goal of a more autonomous clean energy system, according to a new study commissioned by Eurometaux, the region’s association of metal producers

Making sure that Britishvolt has the raw materials it needs to produce batteries has become the UK company’s priority with supply constraints intensifying, its chief executive officer has told Fastmarkets in a recent interview

Andrea Hotter speaks with the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, about the protracted metals and mining permitting process and its impact on the supply of critical minerals for the energy transition

German copper producer Aurubis is on track to deliver its new recycling plant in Georgia, the United States, with the project just the starting point for the company’s foray outside Europe, the company’s chief executive officer said

Electra Battery Materials Corp has signed a battery recycling and cobalt sulfate supply agreement with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp, the Canada-based company said