Tag: raw materials
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…
World Bank predicts a price surge of 80 percent
High raw material prices threaten the economy The World Bank and IMF say that inflation is currently mainly driven by high energy prices. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Energy prices will rise…
Energy crisis drives up prices for industrial metals
View into a copper mine in China Zurich Even long-term market observers have never experienced this: within a few weeks, commodity traders bought up almost all of the copper that…
Rock Tech Lithium is apparently planning a Nasdaq IPO
lithium The number of factories for processing the coveted raw material will increase significantly in the next few years. (Photo: REUTERS) Dusseldorf In order to raise enough capital to build…
Why ETFs are worthwhile despite inflation and the energy crisis
Wind farm off the British coast near Blackpool The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF relies entirely on renewable energies. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The markets have recently lost significant momentum. But…
Energy supply: How the gas panic is harming wind power operators
The EU Commission is looking for tools to counter the high gas prices. The examples of France and Spain show how tricky the situation has become for providers of wind…
Energy company does not conclude any new gas contracts for the time being
Eon The price crisis has also left its mark on the Essen energy giant. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After electricity suppliers have already announced delivery stops, the Essen-based energy giant Eon…
Energy company does not conclude any new gas contracts for the time being
Eon The price crisis has also left its mark on the Essen energy giant. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After electricity suppliers have already announced delivery stops, the Essen-based energy giant Eon…
Wholesale prices are increasing massively
Rolled up sheets In particular, prices of ores, metals and metal intermediate products rose significantly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The sales prices in German wholesaling rose more sharply in September than…
Bottlenecks are driving the prices of preliminary products up further
Wood storage, ball mill at Heidelberg Cement, copper Inflationary pressures are increasing due to higher commodity prices. (Photo: Getty Images, Heidelberg Cement, dpa) Zurich, Düsseldorf, Munich The price increases for…
Bottlenecks are driving the prices of preliminary products up further
Wood storage, ball mill at Heidelberg Cement, copper Inflationary pressures are increasing due to higher commodity prices. (Photo: Getty Images, Heidelberg Cement, dpa) Zurich, Düsseldorf, Munich The price increases for…
Bottlenecks are driving the prices of preliminary products up further
Wood storage, ball mill at Heidelberg Cement, copper Inflationary pressures are increasing due to higher commodity prices. (Photo: Getty Images, Heidelberg Cement, dpa) Zurich, Düsseldorf, Munich The price increases for…
Italy’s first gigafactory
Scarmagno The old factory halls have started to rust, windows have been smashed, scaffolding supports the dilapidated concrete ceiling. Everything looks a bit like “The Walking Dead” here. Instead of…
Bottlenecks are driving the prices of preliminary products up further
Wood storage, ball mill at Heidelberg Cement, copper Inflationary pressures are increasing due to higher commodity prices. (Photo: Getty Images, Heidelberg Cement, dpa) Zurich, Düsseldorf, Munich The price increases for…
Largest lithium factory in Europe comes to Germany
Lithium processing Most of the lithium extracted is still processed in China today. (Photo: REUTERS) Dusseldorf Only 60 kilometers away from Tesla’s gigafactory in Brandenburg, construction work for another gigantic…
More expensive raw materials fuel the price increases in the supermarket
Dusseldorf The prices for agricultural commodities continued to rise in September. The food price index of the World Food Organization (FAO) rose by a further 1.2 percent to 130 points…
More expensive raw materials fuel the price increases in the supermarket
Dusseldorf The prices for agricultural commodities continued to rise in September. The food price index of the World Food Organization (FAO) rose by a further 1.2 percent to 130 points…