Copper market participants in Europe have become increasingly interested in 'green' material, with some consumers focusing procurement on environmentally conscious copper

The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has launched new standards for producers that want to call their products “low carbon,” just as the US government, ready with billions of infrastructure spending to deploy, is deciding exactly what “low carbon” means

Despite considerable progress in the year since the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), investment related to the legislation has slowed and its ultimate effectiveness remains to be seen, the vice president and director of the Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) Center for Critical Minerals Strategy said

Australia-based graphite miner Syrah Resources has signed two binding offtake agreements with Graphex Technologies, a multinational purified spherical graphite producer, and Westwater Resources, a US-based junior graphite anode producer, the miner said on Thursday August 3

Novelis has noted increasing enthusiasm for low-carbon aluminium sheet from the automotive sector, more so than its other business segments, including beverage cans and specialty markets, according to a top executive at the company

Recently approved at the European Parliament, a new legislation that sets rules for batteries used in electric mobility devices is an important policy step to secure supply chains, though not necessarily ground-breaking, according to analysts and market participants

The country's Grain Association calls on the European Commission to partially cover transportation costs in a bid to increase export revenue

Growth in the lithium market could lead to a significant increase in the supply of tantalite once new lithium projects come on stream, according to market participants

Government introduces new preferential exchange rate program to boost trade

Developments in prevalent battery chemistries and geopolitical moves to onshore key battery raw materials (BRM) supply will likely require significant changes to the manganese sulfate supply chain, Fastmarkets understands