Romania has received its first EUR 2.5 billion (USD 2.91 billion) payment under the European Union’s (EU) Security Action for Europe (SAFE) facility, marking the first tranche of its EUR 16.7 billion (USD 19.46 billion) allocation. The EU SAFE defence funding is aimed at strengthening Romania’s...
UK battery technology company EQONIC Group has confirmed aluminium as the core material behind its proprietary battery technology, marking a significant step as the company moves towards industrial-scale validation of a lithium-free, sodium-free and rare earth-free energy storage system. EQONIC...
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As the push grows to find safer and more affordable options beyond lithium-ion batteries, aluminium is gaining attention as a possible alternative. Aluminium is being studied for batteries because it is cheap, widely available, and can store more energy than lithium. Each aluminium atom releases...
India has launched an Approved List of Battery Manufacturers (ALBM) with the aim to establish a national battery ecosystem. The goal is to boost domestic battery production so that reliance on China can be reduced. In addition to promoting the goal of energy storage projects supported by government...
SAGA Metals Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Wolverine rare earth project in Labrador from Catalyst Rare Metals Ltd., a deal that would give it full ownership of the asset. The project is about 50 km from Hopedale and covers a bit over 230 sq. km. Access is by air mostly, then...
China is taking further steps to bring order to lithium-ion battery recycling, with a new policy issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology together with the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. Published on April 3 and reported by IT-Home, the guidance...
India is planning to increase its domestic production of rare earth permanent magnets, like lithium, with a target of reaching 5,000 tonnes by 2030. The idea is to reduce dependence on imports and slowly build a stronger base for critical minerals within the country. At the moment, demand is around...
Over USD 2.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the mining sector has been pooled by Nigeria in the last two and a half years. This has been updated during the Powering Africa Summit in Washington by Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake. As pointed out by Alake, recent...
India remains reliant on imports for lithium and other key minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a dependence that continues to expose the sector to global supply disruptions. Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said domestic demand for lithium-ion...
Potential partnership between Tajikistan’s Ministry of Industry and New Technologies and the United Kingdom to jointly extract, process, and develop critical minerals becomes more realistic as the former has passed a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK government. This cooperation...
With the speeding global race for energy transition materials, exploration of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements has emerged as a strategic priority for India. The Government of India, therefore, launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 to...
Impact Minerals has shipped the first significant quantities of HiPurA high purity alumina from its Perth pilot plant to the United States, marking a key milestone in the company’s push into advanced battery materials. The 50 per cent-owned associate Alluminous dispatched approximately 15 kilograms...
The fourth edition of the Global Metals and Mining Meet 2026 , organised by ET Infra, was held on February 18 in Kolkata (India). The conference witnessed the assembly of some of the most influential policymakers, industry heads and technical experts from India’s mining and metals sector, along...
The India-Chile free trade agreement (FTA) talks are emerging as an important development for India’s manufacturing ambitions. Currently in advanced stages of negotiation, the proposed pact is widely viewed as a strategic move to secure access to critical minerals, with Chile holding some of the...
As artificial intelligence continues to develop rapidly, AI Computing Centre (AIDC) have become the foundation of next-generation computing. At the same time, their power demand and reliability requirements are increasing sharply. As a crucial part of power protection for AIDC, UPS lithium...
Note: This image is AI-generated for representation purpose only The state-owned & Navratna PSU, NALCO, a leading producing company in India, is now exploring diversifying from the traditional bauxite and alumina operations to high-value critical minerals. Indulging in these new explorations will...
Trump’s foreign policy is now openly borrowing from the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, re-packaged as the “Donroe Doctrine” — a doctrine that signals Washington’s intent to dominate the Western Hemisphere not only militarily, but commercially. With Nicolás Maduro dragged out of Caracas, this rebranding...
A new national critical minerals strategy has been brought into light by the UK Government, laying out a plan till 2035. The main focus of this strategy has been on sourcing a steady supply of vital resources like lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths and other essential metals, looking towards a...
Since November, driven by strong demand from the energy storage sector, downstream material manufacturers have been operating at historically high utilisation rates, leading to a widening monthly supply gap for lithium carbonate. Prices surged significantly, with futures rising from around RMB...
Rio Tinto has put its Jadar lithium project in western Serbia on hold, shifting the whole operation into care and maintenance for now, though the company says it isn’t walking away from Serbia. But it will hold the legal rights over the deposit and continue to operate in the country. Image for...
