As the energy transition unfolds, sustainability and security of supply have taken center stage in the lithium mining industry with investors and consumers pressing to meet growing demand in a sustainable manner. Could direct lithium extraction (DLE) be the answer?

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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

Biofuels producer, Neste, will supply 320,000 tonnes of aviation biofuel to the logistics company in one of the biggest offtake deals to date

With Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act finally passed, what lies ahead for the steel markets and supply chains?

Europe’s planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will have a big impact on the aluminium sector when it begins to focus on reducing scope 2 emissions, according to the president and chief executive of the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC). That, in turn, will widen divisions among producers based on which energy sources they use, […]

The low-carbon production of aluminium has remained in the spotlight during COP26, the United Nation’s global climate change conference now under way in Glasgow, but the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) remains an afterthought for the European aluminium market. CBAM will make EU importers pay for carbon certificates corresponding to the carbon price that […]

The automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs) has put the sustainability efforts of its suppliers under scrutiny, Jean-Martin Van der Hoeven, chief marketing officer of ArcelorMittal’s global automotive division, told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview.

The use of blockchain technology will be key to the ability to track and trace Scope 3 emissions as the world moves along the decarbonization pathway, the executive chairman of En+ Group said. Speaking at the Fastmarkets International Aluminium conference on Friday September 3, Lord Gregory Barker said that although a focus on Scope 3 […]

Your simple guide breaking down the complexity of the European CBAM regulations, and the potential impact on global import markets