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Chile and the European Union: a new roadmap for collaboration on critical minerals
Chile and the European Union (EU) have reached agreement on a roadmap that includes concrete steps to increase collaboration on critical minerals, essential for green technologies and the energy transition. This agreement builds on a memorandum of understanding signed...
Germany on alert for dependence on foreign raw materials: the BDI’s warning and the need for urgent action
German industry is increasingly dependent on foreign raw materials, a vulnerability that is becoming a critical problem for the economy and national security. Sounding the alarm was Siegfried Russwurm, president of the Federation of German Industry (BDI), during a...
Codelco bets on the Chinese market: copper premiums unchanged for 2025 despite production challenges
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco has proposed a premium of $89 per tonne for refined copper to Chinese customers for 2025, effectively keeping the price unchanged from the previous year. This information, reported by sources close to the matter, indicates...
Aluminium Sector in Iran: 2024 Production and the Contribution of Large Smelters
Iran's state-owned metals and mining company, IMIDRO, recently announced that cumulative aluminium ingot production reached 352,423 tonnes in the first seven months of 2024, up to 21 October. The main smelters contributing to this volume are South Aluminum Corporation...