Industry
Middle Island ramps up drilling at Bobija gold project near Ljubovija in western Serbia
Middle Island Resources has started a new drilling phase at its Bobija project near Ljubovija, planning 17 reverse circulation holes to extend confirmation of gold-bearing polymetallic…
FDI-driven load growth is tightening Serbia’s power economics and reshaping industrial returns
Serbia’s expanding foreign direct investment is moving electricity demand toward steady, high-intensity industrial consumption from major projects including Zijin Bor, HBIS Smederevo and Linglong Zrenjanin. The…
Bor’s copper engine is reshaping Serbia’s role in Europe’s electrification supply chain
Serbia’s copper system centered on the Zijin Mining-operated Bor complex has drawn billions in investment and boosted output, tying the country more directly to Europe’s power…
Serbia’s push for data centres runs into power constraints—and forces new energy choices
Serbia’s plan to expand [[PRRS_LINK_1]]-driven digital infrastructure is colliding with the practical limits of its grid, especially as [[PRRS_LINK_2]] demand grows in both size and volatility.…
Industrial Accelerator Act raises the stakes for South-East Europe’s low-carbon investment calculus
The European Commission’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act arrives as decarbonisation, competition and geopolitics force a rethink of where Europe’s next industrial capacity will be built—potentially reshaping…
Western Balkans tailings reframe investor risk as Europe hunts critical raw materials
Europe is increasingly treating legacy mining waste in the Western Balkans—such as copper and polymetallic tailings—as recoverable secondary raw materials, shifting projects from extraction to processing.…
Serbia readies €400 million industrial support to bring output back toward 2022 levels
Serbia’s government is preparing a €400 million package designed to lift industrial production back to the levels seen in 2022, as slowing activity across 2023–2025 weighs…
Serbia’s mining build-out becomes a test of financing, infrastructure and value capture in Europe’s raw-materials push
Serbia’s mining output is growing roughly 5–6% annually, and the country is positioning itself as a link in Europe’s strategic raw materials corridor. But turning extraction…
Serbia’s near-shore manufacturing shift strengthens its leverage in European supply chains
Serbia is deepening its integration into EU production networks, with exports of about €21.8 billion and nearly 40% tied to industrial sectors such as metals, electrical…
Serbia’s infrastructure boom meets a new bottleneck: construction capacity
As Serbia’s infrastructure expansion moves beyond financing constraints, delivery risk is increasingly driven by limited labour, volatile material inputs and stretched engineering resources. The shift is…