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April trading highlights structurally volatile power market signals across SEE
Electricity.Trade intraday curves show extreme swings between midday and evening hours in April, including negative pricing during solar peaks in Hungary. Across the region, limited storage…
April power trading in South East Europe driven by renewables, cross-border flows and network limits
In April across South East Europe, Electricity.Trade analytics pointed to system balancing as the key driver of prices rather than marginal fuel costs. Solar oversupply, rising…
April 2026 SEE power markets: load resilience, solar-driven swings and wider regional price gaps
South East Europe’s power market in April 2026 leaned further into fragmentation, with day-ahead baseload prices splitting into higher central corridors and lower south-eastern hubs. Electricity.Trade…
Serbia stands out as South East Europe power prices diverge amid higher demand and stronger import flows
Power prices across South East Europe moved in opposite directions on Tuesday, with Serbia posting the region’s biggest day-on-day jump while most neighbouring markets fell. The…
Neo Performance Materials starts heavy rare earth separation in Estonia, strengthening Europe’s magnet supply chain
Neo Performance Materials has commissioned a small-scale solvent extraction line for heavy rare earth elements at its Silmet facility in Estonia, producing initial terbium and dysprosium…
International Graphite’s 99.9%+ Purity Results Bolster Plans for an Italy Battery-Grade Processing Hub
International Graphite says testwork with Italian partner Alkeemia has confirmed battery-grade purification results above 99.9% total graphitic carbon (TGC), consistently across seven concentrate samples from multiple…
China’s strategic minerals catalogue expands to 36, reframing resources as industrial leverage
A widely referenced but unofficial catalogue of China’s “strategic minerals” points to a policy shift: Beijing is treating key materials not only as supply risks to…
Botswana and Oman forge a deal to diversify beyond diamonds with critical minerals and solar power
Botswana has signed a partnership with Oman during President Duma Boko’s visit to Muscat, combining large-scale exploration for copper, gold, graphite and iron ore with a…
EQ Resources keeps investing in Spain as it anchors its Western-aligned tungsten supply strategy
EQ Resources’ March 2026 quarterly update confirms continued investment in its Spanish tungsten operation, underscoring a long-term plan to build a Western-aligned critical minerals supply chain…
Critical Metals Consolidates Rare Earth Strategy With $835 Million European Lithium Acquisition, Strengthening Greenland Supply Position
Critical Metals has taken a major step in reshaping the global rare earth supply chain, agreeing to acquire European Lithium in a transaction valued at roughly…