Tag: raw material
China threatens cold withdrawal of raw materials
mining in China The country wants to restrict the export of certain raw materials. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Brussels, Dusseldorf, Beijing, Stockholm From August, Chinese manufacturers will need a license to export…
Big plans for timber construction
wood hybrid construction Wood plays a major role in the construction of the headquarters of the Bavarian Supply Chamber. (Photo: Rendeffect GmbH) Dusseldorf, Munich In March 2023, the British architect…
Why the “coal guy” Gary Nagle is suddenly going all out for copper
Zurich It is a deal that is intended to fundamentally transform Glencore: in his second year as CEO, Gary Nagle has set himself the goal of taking over the Canadian…
Japan wants to subsidize raw materials for batteries
Graphite workers in China According to the International Energy Agency, the country also processes 70 percent of its graphite for anodes, the positively charged electrode of a battery. (Photo: The…
How to diversify your portfolio with commodity ETFs
oil pump Commodities are considered a volatile financial and investment product by investment analysts. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The price of oil is currently making a comeback. After trending down for…
Baerbock announces coordinated G7 winter aid for Ukraine
Muenster Hostess Annalena Baerbock chose the venue with ulterior motives: the “Peace of Westphalia” to end the 30-year war was signed in the historic Peace Hall of the town hall…
Berlin’s election fiasco: Bundestag soon without the left?
Let’s start today for a change with Berlin, which is not only the capital, but also a breakdown city. You live there with a Willy Brandt airport, which does Brandt…
The Atomic Fantasy and Other Political Vaults
Volte 1: The nuclear phase-out. It had long been decided for the end of this year, a fixed factor for Green politicians. And now Germany suddenly owns nuclear power plants…
The Berlin Republic, a country on the limit
And that is expressed here today in galloping energy prices, slumping growth and serious existential worries. And, of course, Europe is also at its limit: “The energy conflict threatens to…
Where future opportunities lie for energy companies
Dusseldorf Sustainable energy supply is rapidly gaining importance for European companies. The market for energy solutions is expected to quadruple by 2035. This is the result of a previously unpublished…
Where future opportunities lie for energy companies
Dusseldorf Sustainable energy supply is rapidly gaining importance for European companies. The market for energy solutions is expected to quadruple by 2035. This is the result of a previously unpublished…
Mexico: National pride in climate protection – government relies on fossil power
lithium plant Mexico is so far a minor player in the lithium market – in Argentina, the proven quantities of the raw material are around 19 million tons. (Photo: Reuters)…
Thyssen-Krupp benefits from the steel boom and raises forecast
Thyssen Krupp employees The group now expects adjusted EBIT of at least two billion euros for the year as a whole, instead of the previous 1.5 to 1.8 billion euros.…
Thyssen-Krupp is benefiting from the steel boom – and is raising the forecast
Thyssen Krupp employees The group now expects adjusted EBIT of at least two billion euros for the year as a whole, instead of the previous 1.5 to 1.8 billion euros.…
German economy is bunkering for fear of delivery bottlenecks
Dusseldorf Procurement difficulties and concerns about material shortages are driving demand from manufacturers of industrial primary products such as steel, semiconductors and plastics. Numerous companies from the relevant sectors are…
Development of lithium production is progressing slowly in Europe
Zurich, Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome The price of lithium, the key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, has been skyrocketing for months. According to data from the analysis company…
Russia and China want to make the world dependent on raw materials
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Raw materials become weapons in the struggle for a new world order. (Photo: Smetek) Gas, nickel, neon – even wheat: the consequences of the war…
Russia and China want to make the world dependent on raw materials
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Raw materials become weapons in the struggle for a new world order. (Photo: Smetek) Gas, nickel, neon – even wheat: the consequences of the war…
The raid on the global economy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
everyone knows these numbers by now. They are indicators of a dependency, and no one laughs at blustering Donald Trump anymore. He accused Germany of having made itself a “prisoner”…
Living with perceived inflation – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
To err is human, but at the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) it is completely inappropriate. There, President Christine Lagarde played down the risk of inflation for a…