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Rare Earths, Tanbreez Clears A Key Step In Greenland: Permits And Guarantees Remain Before Construction
Critical Metals has obtained Greenland government approval for the mining and closure plans at Tanbreez, taking an important step towards developing one of the largest undeveloped heavy rare earth initiatives outside China. The approval defines the framework for...
Copper Concentrates, TCs Fall Again: Smelters Slow Purchases And Chile Revives Supply Concerns
China’s holiday pause slowed trading, but did not interrupt the decline in copper concentrate treatment terms. In the week ending October 2, Commodity Evolution’s CIF Asia-Pacific TC index fell to −$269.90 per tonne, recording another decline in a market where...
Plastic Waste, Europe Closes Exports To Non-OECD Countries: India Seeks New Sources For Recycling
International trade in plastic waste is preparing for another change. From November 21, 2026, the European Union will prohibit exports to countries outside the OECD, also ending shipments of clean, non-hazardous material destined for recycling. For India, the measure...
U.S. Aluminium, Record Premiums But Few Purchases: Tariff Uncertainty Favours Recycling
The U.S. aluminium market enters the fourth quarter with the Midwest premium at historically elevated levels, but with spot trading still limited. The cost of primary metal is pushing users to consume more scrap, while uncertainty over trade relations between the...