Tag: Commodity market
Opec plus surprises markets – oil price could rise towards $100
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The production cuts by…
Oil prices rise sharply after OPEC+ announced production cuts
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dubai Oil prices reacted to…
Oil prices rise sharply after OPEC+ announced production cuts
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dubai Oil prices reacted to…
Oil prices rise sharply after OPEC+ announced production cuts
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dubai Oil prices reacted to…
New hope for lithium mining in Germany
Mining shaft in the Ore Mountains Despite the sale of the Zinnwald project, the old owner remains the new one. (Photo: Getty Images) Zurich There is movement in the development…
Federal government agrees on heating law – Kazakhstan wants to quintuple oil deliveries to Germany
Energy ministers take a look at hydrogen and industrial electricity The energy ministers of the federal states are pushing for an accelerated development of the hydrogen economy in Germany. At…
EU agrees on more ambitious renewable energy targets
Energy ministers take a look at hydrogen and industrial electricity The energy ministers of the federal states are pushing for an accelerated development of the hydrogen economy in Germany. At…
The nickel market is slowly returning to normal
Traders at the London Metal Exchange After the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, market participants worried about supply bottlenecks for nickel. The prices then shot up.…
Rock-Tech boss relies on closed lithium cycle
CEO Dirk Harbecke With his company, Harbecke tackles the construction of a lithium converter in Guben, Brandenburg. (Photo: Rock Tech Lithium) Berlin, Zurich Dirk Harbecke, CEO of Rock Tech Lithium,…
Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal
Cargo ship with grain Ukraine and Russia are important suppliers of food. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul The agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative was mediated by the United Nations and…
Commodity traders make record profits in 2022
Zurich The large swings in the prices of oil, gas, coal and industrial metals are creating historic gains for commodity traders. The industry generated its highest-ever gross revenue of $115…
California plans its “Lithium Valley”
Research on lithium-ion accumulators The raw material is essential for the tech industry. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) san francisco A basic study is making America euphoric: According to a recently…
How the EU wants to boost the production of lithium & co
lithium source According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the import quota is 100 percent for 14 of the 27 critical raw materials. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty…
How the West Secures Critical Minerals
Ursula von der Leyen and Justin Trudeau During her trip to the USA and Canada, the security of raw materials is high on the agenda for the EU Commission President.…
Electricity customers could get the right to long-term contracts
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
From 2024, 500,000 heat pumps will be installed each year
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
Why the oil price is likely to rise – and how investors can benefit from it
Oil field in the North Sea The oil platform in the North Sea is part of the Johan Sverdrup oil field off Norway. Most experts expect oil prices to continue…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
EU saves billions by avoiding gas imports – Habeck wants to subsidize wind turbine production
The Czech Republic is making itself independent of Russian natural gas The Czech Republic has radically reduced its originally high dependence on Russian natural gas. In January, imports of Russian…