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Middle East Mining Push Recasts the Region as a Critical Minerals and Metals Supply Hub
Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE are using sovereign-backed investment and industrial buildouts to expand mining, processing and commodity logistics. The shift is aimed at meeting…
Hydrogen and electrification reshape Europe’s metals—investors face steep CAPEX, but EU carbon rules may tilt returns
Europe’s steel and non-ferrous sectors are moving toward hydrogen-based production and electrification as carbon pricing and regulation tighten, requiring large upfront investment. The shift hinges on…
European smelters and refiners are being re-priced by electricity—grid access now shapes margins
In Europe’s metals processing, electricity prices and grid access are increasingly outweighing traditional cost drivers like feedstock availability and labor. With power able to account for…
CBAM’s carbon-cost signal is rewriting Europe’s industrial power economics
Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is pushing metals and heavy industry to treat electricity procurement as a carbon decision, not just a supply contract. The…
CBAM’s Carbon-Adjusted Power Costs Are Reshaping Metals Competition
Europe’s CBAM is pushing producers to price carbon through electricity as well as emissions, altering how aluminium, copper and battery-related materials compete in EU-linked markets. At…
Europe Turns Metals Into a Processing-and-Contracts Business as Energy Costs and Supply Risks Rise
Europe is rebuilding its metals competitiveness around processing, recycling and long-term contracts, rather than expanding raw-material dominance. Across copper, aluminium and steel, the strategy leans on…
Europe’s battery metals pivot: how Russian refining links are being unwound and rebuilt
Europe’s effort to secure a resilient, low-carbon battery metals supply chain is colliding with a structural legacy of Russian refining. Since 2022, metals flows have been…
Balkan kao novi centar za reciklaĹľu sekundarnih metala
Kako se Europa suoÄŤava s izazovima u upravljanju otpadom i smanjenjem zavisnosti od primarne proizvodnje, Balkanske zemlje postaju sve ...
Balkanska metalurgija na raskrsnici: prilagođavanje novim energetskim i ekološkim standardima
U poslednjih nekoliko godina, metalurške kompanije u regionu Balkana suočavaju se sa izazovima koji značajno oblikuju njihovu budućnost...
Indonezija se suočava sa izazovima u širenju sektora prerade boksita i bakra
U svetlu globalnih trendova i rastuće potražnje za metalima, Indonezija nastoji da transformiše svoj pristup mineralnim resursima kroz ...