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Is China’s critical mineral refining network the hidden backbone of AI, EV, defence?
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China is marking its footprint as the world's leading processor of critical minerals, extending its influence well beyond mining into the refining stage, which highlights modern technologies. The country currently dominates refined production for 19 of the world's 20 key critical minerals, including gallium, graphite, rare earths and lithium that are driving growth across the sectors of electric vehicle (EV), artificial intelligence (AI) and defence, amongst others.  China’s refining dominanc ...
UK consortium develops modular recycling system to recover EV battery metals domestically
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A group of UK companies is developing a new battery recycling system designed to recover critical materials from used electric vehicle batteries without relying heavily on overseas processing. The initiative, called ReCAM, brings together the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, Watercycle Technologies, Recyclus Group Ltd, and Polaron. The project focuses on processing “black mass,” the metal-rich powder that remains after lithium-ion batteries are shredded. At present, much of the UK’s blac ...

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India is planning to build a strategic reserve of critical minerals to meet six months of local demand. The step addresses rising fears of supply cuts and wild price swings. Ministries of mines and heavy industries plan to stockpile critical minerals. These include lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earths, essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and electronics, areas where India relies on imports. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclus ...
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