Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and India’s Adani Group have expanded their investment plans in Odisha, outlining INR 2.105 trillion (USD 25 billion) of potential investment across 14 projects spanning metals, critical minerals, energy, chemicals and infrastructure. The...
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
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Last week, according to Mysteel's assessment, the benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg NAR thermal coal dipped from RMB 768 per tonne (USD 107.9 per tonne) on Monday to RMB 766 per tonne on Tuesday. After staying at this level in the following two days, it rebounded to RMB 769 per tonne on Friday. Explore-...
Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminium producer in India, has upheld its CSR initiative to assist the educational quality in Odisha through its initiative, Project Vidya. The organisation has distributed reference books to the students of classes 9 and 10 across government schools in the...
Vianode, a Norwegian producer of advanced battery materials, announced that their first large-scale low-emission synthetic graphite plant, which they had featured at G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan (CMAP) in June 2025, would come up in Ontario, Canada. This plant will serve the demand for an...
Hitachi Energy India Limited, a leading player in cutting-edge power grid technologies, has announced impressive financial results for the second quarter. This performance highlights strong growth across its main business areas and key financial metrics. Revenue & profitability The Indian energy...
South Korean prosecutors have formally charged a group with stealing and leaking key electric vehicle (EV) battery technology belonging to Samsung SDI, one of the country’s leading battery manufacturers. The Defence Industry and Industrial Technology Crime Investigation Division of the Suwon...
On the demand end, the gasoline consumption will remain soft in the traditional seasonal low, while the gasoil consumption lacks strong support in the near term, with downstream players mostly on the sidelines. China's #92 gasoline prices edged down with a weekly cut of 0.76 per cent, and #0 gasoil...
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to trim tariffs and maintain the flow of rare earth exports from China, marking a temporary easing of trade tensions between the two economic powers. The understanding was reached during their meeting in Busan, South Korean —...
China's natural gas market is entering the fourth quarter with firmer consumption fundamentals. October demand is projected to stay elevated amid heating preparation, resilient transport fuel use, and steady industrial recovery, while import dynamics show a gradual shift toward pipeline gas. Steady...
Guinea-Conakry, which is renowned among the world’s top bauxite exporters , is all set to script its new journey as a key player of West Africa’s emerging oil and gas landscape. Geologically, the nation sits within the MSGBC Basin (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry),...
Chalco, a major global producer of alumina and aluminium, has recently announced that it has entered into a capital contribution agreement with Yunnan Copper, Chihong Zinc & Germanium, and Chalco Capital. According to the contract, all the participants have agreed to contribute capital for the...
The Malawian government has reportedly banned the export of unprocessed minerals, as the East African nation plans to develop its domestic market for minerals. The restriction, which took effect on 21 October 2025, comes under an executive order signed by Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika....
Join us in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 24–26 November 2025 for the 5th Timor-Leste Energy, Mining & Business Forum, officially endorsed by the Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP Timor-Leste) and the Autoridade Nacional dos Minerais (ANM Timor-Leste). Organised by IN-VR and The Energy Circle, this...
Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL) has been declared L1 for the engineering-procurement-construction of a 363 MWp DC solar PV plant in Rajasthan, and another 580 MWp DC plant in Uttar Pradesh (both domestic and Balance-of‐System [BOS] basis). In parallel, the company has picked up a...
US-bound tankers and bulk carriers that are queued off the Chinese ports are facing long waiting times due to the ongoing friction between Beijing and Washington, which has started unsettling global shipping routes. The waiting time has increased this year after 19th October, when ships were forced...
Aditya A. Shriram, Deputy Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd., has been elected as the new President of Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI), the august body of INR 360,000 million (USD 4.1 million)Alkali and Chloro-Vinyl industry in the country. Prashant J. Mahale, Sr. Executive Vice...
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index remained unchanged at 2,069 points on Monday. It is regarded as the world’s leading independent benchmark for dry bulk maritime freight rates. The index is used for trading and settling physical and derivative shipping contracts. Monday’s flat...
Global carmakers are in a race to secure vital rare earth minerals before new Chinese export restrictions take effect in November. According to industry veterans, restrictions on exports by the Chinese Government will cause a massive shortage of key mineral products, which will further impact the...
ABx Group has secured another crucial Research and Development (R&D) tax offset of AUD 300,000 (USD 479,847) from the Australian Taxation Office for the R&D work carried out during FY 2024. The refund will be invested to strengthen ABx’s ongoing efforts for further exploration and processing...
