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The growth of the European plastics recycling industry is threatened by market contraction
Latest figures show that the total installed plastics recycling capacity in Europe will stand at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions, the growth rate has dropped from 17% to 10% year-on-year. Progress is essential to ensure the viability of...
Nickel: from green hype to bailouts
Only 18 months ago, the world's largest mining company was in a nickel frenzy. The BHP Group, with great fanfare, had struck a deal with Tesla Inc. to supply it with the crucial ingredient for electric vehicles. It was about to take on Australian billionaire Andrew...
Mozambique’s energy pivot: implications for South Africa’s energy landscape and aluminium sector
Mozambique, on the brink of a historic energy turnaround, intends to regain control of its hydropower supplies from South Africa, prompting reactions from the continent's industrial powerhouse. The proposed strategy, revealed in an unpublished document obtained by...
Copper: Chinese plants consider cuts after years of growth
Stung by the disappearance of profits, the country's top industrial body last week unveiled a range of options to curb oversupply, from bringing forward maintenance work to postponing new plants to cutting production altogether. Alarm bells went off following the...