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Rise of copper scrap imports to China
In 2024, China, the world's largest producer of refined copper, recorded a significant increase in copper scrap imports. In the first five months of the year, the country absorbed nearly one million tons of scrap, marking the best annual result since 2018. This...
Italy: A New Course for Critical Raw Materials
Italy is facing a historic challenge and opportunity: ensuring the autonomy and sustainability of its strategic resources in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global context. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is about to adopt a package of measures...
Vedanta Aluminium Prepares for EU CBAM Challenge
The European Union (EU) has recently introduced an ambitious measure to tackle climate change: the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This carbon tariff applies to carbon-intensive products such as aluminium, iron, steel, hydrogen, electricity, cement and...
Rio Tinto Invests US$165 Million in Grande-Baie Aluminium Foundry
Rio Tinto, a leading global mining company, has announced a significant investment of $165m (A$226m) to renovate two anode baking furnaces at its Grande-Baie aluminium smelter, located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. This investment represents not...