Tag: Metal and ore
Mining group starts recycling electric car batteries
Glencore headquarters in Baar The Swiss commodity giant is getting into the recycling of e-car batteries. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Glencore mining group is getting into the recycling of old…
Rock Tech announces second lithium factory in Germany
Dusseldorf, Zurich The German-Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium wants to build more factories in Germany than previously known. The listed company wants to set up two of the five production…
Price falls below $1800 – polarization among investors
gold bar Demand from private investors is booming, but professional investors are holding back. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich Jerome Powell, the head of the US Federal Reserve, has declared war on…
How record prices for metals threaten to slow down the energy transition
Berlin, Zurich Gas, coal and oil prices have rallied like never before. Due to the efforts for more climate protection, some high energy prices are likely to become permanent. But…
How record prices for metals threaten to slow down the energy transition
Berlin, Zurich Gas, coal and oil prices have rallied like never before. Due to the efforts for more climate protection, some high energy prices are likely to become permanent. But…
Gold price hits highest level since November
gold bar The price of the precious metal defies interest rate concerns. (Photo: AFP) Zurich Gold is enjoying renewed popularity despite investors anticipating ever tighter monetary policy from the US…
CEO Gary Nagle has to convince investors of his coal strategy
Gary Nagle Prior to his appointment as CEO, he led Glencore’s coal business. (Photo: PR) Zurich It was the first attack he had to endure as Glencore CEO – and…
Vulcan Energy wants to accelerate the development of its own lithium conveyor technology with an investment of millions
View of the Upper Rhine Plain Europe’s largest lithium source is located in the so-called Upper Rhine Graben. (Photo: Juergen Feuerer / Chrome Orange /) Zurich, Düsseldorf The lithium start-up…
Experts expect prices to rise in 2022
Battery metals Electric cars, power lines and wind farms require large amounts of metals. Experts have identified four major beneficiaries: copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich It was…
Gary Nagle wants to mine more coal in 2022 despite criticism
Zurich Despite criticism from shareholders, Glencore boss Gary Nagle is sticking to the coal business for the time being. At the presentation of his strategy on Thursday, the CEO of…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Europe needs clout on the raw material markets
We are at the beginning of a gigantic turning point in terms of raw materials. The age of hydrocarbons is slowly but surely drawing to a close. Even in the…
Auto Industry: Will Cobalt Shortage As Bad As Chip Crisis? There is a threat of new bottlenecks in battery metals
The auto industry is suffering from the lack of chips. It should be overcome in 2022. But the transformation to electromobility harbors new risks. .source site
Battery Metals: Will Cobalt Shortage As Bad As Chip Crisis?
The auto industry is suffering from the lack of chips. But the transformation to electromobility harbors new risks. There is a threat of new bottlenecks in battery metals. .source site
Dispute over one of the largest lithium deposits
View of the Upper Rhine Plain Europe’s largest lithium source is located in the so-called Upper Rhine Graben. (Photo: Juergen Feuerer / Chrome Orange /) Zurich, Düsseldorf Given that Vulcan…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…