The report details the EU’s efforts to secure critical raw materials through 14 strategic partnerships with non-member countries. These partnerships aim to diversify the EU’s supply chain for materials essential to its clean energy transition and industrial competitiveness. Norway, Australia and Serbia were highlighted as new partnerships established in 2024. According to the report, strategic […]

The European Commission plans to boost the EU’s clean energy transition with an investment of €720 million ($802 million) into its hydrogen sector, while the battery sector continues to grapple with a €19 billion trade deficit, Fastmarkets has heard

Western Australia plans to offer tax breaks to nickel producers in a bid to help the ailing industry amid crashing prices, the state government announced on Saturday February 17

Read the full transcript from episode 6, season 2 of the Fast Forward podcast with Andrea Hotter, featuring William Adams

Europe’s hopes of an independent battery supply chain are in jeopardy, some market participants said, after a recent spate of company announcements that were widely regarded as bearish for the burgeoning sector.

The move to place tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China by many countries to varying degrees has resulted in changing trade flows and affected supply chains. Looking at the trade data however, not much has changed yet with EVs still arriving on European shores in volume.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has confirmed that fuel duty will not rise in 2025, keeping the previous 5 pence-per-liter discount in place.

How packaging buyers in the food and beverage sector overcame challenges in cost, compliance and sustainability in 2024

Zero-carbon steel in 2025 will redefine pricing, markets and supply chains, and learn how the industry can adapt to this landmark innovation.

Read the full transcript from episode 5, season 2 of the Fast Forward podcast with Andrea Hotter, featuring William Adams, Enric Arderiu and Stuart Evans