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Critical Minerals Reset: Consolidation, Lithium Integration and Geopolitical Control Reshape Global Mining
Mining is shifting from a commodity-driven cycle to a resource-power contest, with investors prioritizing projects that secure control from extraction through processing and manufacturing. Consolidation in…
Europe pushes for integrated lithium and critical minerals supply chains to cut import dependence
Europe is moving from policy ambition to execution by building domestic extraction, refining and recycling capacity—starting with lithium and rare earths—to reduce exposure to foreign processing…
DRC Probes Copper and Cobalt Revenues Amid Questions Over Capturing Mining Value
The Democratic Republic of Congo stands at the center of the global copper and cobalt supply chain, yet a critical imbalance persists: record-breaking production has not…
Adani Copper Smelter Challenges: What’s Slowing India’s Ambition to Scale Global Copper Supply?
The difficulties surrounding the Adani copper smelter highlight a broader truth about the global copper industry: while demand narratives tied to electrification and infrastructure growth are…
Serbia’s Industrial Build Boom Puts Environmental Engineering at the Center of Construction
In Serbia’s current wave of industrial and infrastructure investment, environmental risk is shifting from paperwork to the jobsite—where construction waste, emissions, and water impacts must be…
In Serbia, environmental engineering is becoming the gatekeeper for permits and financing
Serbia’s energy, mining and infrastructure build-out is increasingly determined by whether projects can clear environmental impact assessment requirements. As lenders tighten ESG-linked conditions, environmental engineering has…
China’s Mining Consolidation Versus the West’s Buildout: A Capital-Driven Split in Critical Raw Materials
Chinese-listed miners are increasingly prioritizing acquisitions of producing assets to lock in near-term cash flow and control, while Western peers remain focused on financing and advancing…
SEE tržišta električne energije i gasa: pad cena struje u CW17, ali zategnutost na gasu drži cenu pod
U 17. kalendarskoj nedelji (20–26. april) cene električne energije u Jugoistočnoj Evropi pale su dvocifreno, uz korekciju povezanu sa višom proizvodnjom iz obnovljivih izvora i slabijom…
SEE dnevna analiza: hladnije vreme i slabija OIE proizvodnja zategli bilans, cene skočile na 112 €/MWh
Tržište jugoistočne Evrope otvorilo je dan sa rastom cena, dok su hladnije vreme, veća potrošnja i slabija proizvodnja iz OIE zategli regionalni bilans. HUPX je zatvoren…
SEE power prices slide in Week 17 as renewables surge, but firmer gas limits downside
South-East European power day-ahead prices fell sharply in Week 17 (20–26 April) as renewable output rose and demand weakened. Gas markets firmed on renewed geopolitical risk,…