Epsilon Advanced Materials has secured INR 1,450 million (USD 15.24 million) in government CAPEX support under India's Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme, strengthening plans to scale domestic graphite anode production for batteries. India's push to build a self-reliant battery materials...
Alurion Resources has started infill drilling and bulk-sample trenching at its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, as the newly listed company advances the asset toward a targeted mid-2027 pre-feasibility study. The field programme marks a shift from defining the project’s resource...
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Indonesia has resumed exports of minerals containing rare earth element (REE) byproducts, providing relief to exporters of alumina, bauxite, copper cathodes and nickel products after shipment delays caused by mandatory inspections for rare earth content. The Indonesian government said exports of...
Malaysia is considering easing its restrictions on exports of unprocessed rare earths as global competition for critical minerals intensifies, with the government assessing whether conditional exports could strengthen the country's position in the international supply chain while continuing to...
FAST Metals, the mining technology company recovering base and rare materials from red mud (bauxite tailings) and other iron-rich waste, has raised USD 4.3 million in pre-seed funding and announced its first commercial customer, Metalox Mineral Corporation. Under a strategic partnership, FAST...
African nations have been urged to accelerate domestic processing of bauxite and "other" critical minerals instead of continuing to export raw materials, as leaders push to transform the continent into a global hub for value-added mineral production. Speaking at the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Indonesia is working to resolve a regulatory issue that has delayed exports of alumina and nickel products after authorities raised concerns over the presence of rare earth elements in some shipments. The country’s Presidential Chief of Staff, Dudung Abdurachman, has called for closer coordination...
Canadian climate technology company Enervoxa is planning to establish a commercial-scale rare earth processing plant in India that would recover critical minerals from red mud, the aluminium waste residue generated during alumina refining. The company is exploring partnerships with Vedanta...
Rare earth minerals have moved from a niche group of metals to a strategically important resource that is vital to sectors from clean energy to consumer electronics, defence and advanced manufacturing. As demand rises and supply chains are dominated by a few countries, rare earths are being...
USA Rare Earth has produced commercial-grade dysprosium (Dy) oxide and neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide samples from recycled rare earth magnet scrap at its Wheat Ridge, Colorado hydrometallurgical facility, marking a step forward in its rare earth processing operations. The company said the...
In a groundbreaking first move from India, Nexon Geochem Private Limited fast tracks rare earth minerals processing and production signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Giredmet, the State Research and Design Institute of Rare Metal Industry under Russia's Rosatom State Corporation. The...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has funded USD 75 million to five pilot-scale projects aimed at extracting rare earth elements and other critical minerals, including aluminium, from coal waste and coal-based feedstocks. The initiative indicates the nation’s efforts to strengthen the domestic...
Iluka has entered into a long-term agreement with VHM Limited to purchase all planned rare earth concentrate production from the Goschen project in western Victoria, supporting feedstock requirements for its Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia. Under the agreement, VHM will supply...
Momentum Technologies has achieved record purity levels in recovering rare earth elements (REEs) using its proprietary Membrane Solvent Extraction (MSX) technology. The Texas-based critical materials company recovered 99.9 per cent pure neodymium-praseodymium oxide from e-waste and magnet...
India’s state-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is preparing for one of its largest expansion phases, with plans to invest INR 280-300 billion (USD 3.2-3.5 billion) over the next three to four years to ramp up aluminium production capacity while advancing its decarbonisation roadmap....
Competition in the US rare earth industry has intensified after MP Materials filed a lawsuit against USA Rare Earth, alleging that the company acquired confidential magnet-making technology through former employees. The dispute comes as the United States accelerates efforts to build a domestic rare...
Vedanta post-demerger advances its expansion roadmap, set to double its aluminium business capacity to 6 million tonnes in the next three and a half years. Alongside that, the company has outlined a strategic shift towards critical minerals and strategic metals such as zinc, copper, nickel,...
Mecwin Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Fraunhofer IWKS to support development and production of sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets in India. The partnership is meant to augment India’s capabilities in manufacturing...
Hindalco Industries has said that recycling electronic waste and printed circuit boards could play an important role in recovering critical minerals and rare earth elements needed for India's future growth. Speaking on the sidelines of the CII GreenCo 15th National Summit, Vaishali Surawar, Chief...
Rare earth elements were formed billions of years ago through cosmic processes, but their importance has never been more immediate. Once treated as a niche mineral group, rare earths now sit at the centre of the global contest for its strategic value in developing technology, clean energy, defence...
