Tag Archives: rare earths
Southeast Europe builds a critical-minerals refining corridor as EU supply-chain push accelerates
Lithium, copper and rare-earth processing projects are drawing investment to the Danube–Adriatic–Black Sea region, as the EU targets domestic processing and recycling by 2030. Serbia, Romania,…
Europe Turns to Solvent Extraction to Secure Critical Minerals—But the Scale Gap Remains
Europe’s critical-minerals push is shifting from mining to solvent extraction and hydrometallurgical refining, where value and leverage are increasingly concentrated. Yet with less than 5% of…
Sino-European Critical Minerals Alliance: How Lithium, Nickel and Rare Earth Cooperation Could Reshape Global Supply Chains
As geopolitical tensions redraw the map of global trade, Europe and China are navigating a relationship defined by competition, dependency, and strategic opportunity. Nowhere is this…
Lynas Strengthens Strategic Role as Western Rare Earth Supply Chains Rebalance Away From China
Lynas Rare Earths has reaffirmed its position as the largest integrated rare earth producer outside China, highlighting its growing importance in the rapidly evolving global critical…
USA Rare Earth and Carester Partnership Accelerates U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chain Independence
The strategic partnership between USA Rare Earth and France-based Carester marks a major milestone in the restructuring of the global rare earth elements supply chain, reinforcing…
Fensfeltet rare earth project tests Europe’s ability to secure supply without compromising ESG
Norway’s Fensfeltet deposit—Europe’s largest known rare earth resource—has been upgraded to as much as 15.9 million tonnes of rare earth oxides. But turning that promise into…
Greenland Rejects Kvanefjeld Licence Renewal, Highlighting Political and Environmental Risk in Rare-Earth Supply
Greenland has denied the renewal of the Kvanefjeld mining licence, further delaying one of the largest undeveloped rare earth deposits outside China. The decision—tied to Greenland’s…
Spain Rises as Europe’s Rare Earth Powerhouse in Strategic Push for Critical Raw Materials Independence
Spain is rapidly emerging as a key hub for rare earth elements in Europe, as a combination of untapped geological potential, supportive government policy, and EU…
China Slashes Dysprosium and Terbium Exports, Tightening Global Rare Earth Supply Chains
Global supply chains for critical materials are facing renewed pressure as China’s exports of dysprosium and terbium fell sharply in early 2026, underscoring the country’s continued…
Germany Invests €50M in Nolans Rare Earth Project as Europe Expands State-Backed Critical Minerals Strategy
Germany has committed €50 million to the Nolans rare earth project in Australia, signaling a deeper shift in Europe’s strategy to secure critical raw materials through…