A recent Telegraph article suggests the West is sleepwalking into missing the next industrial revolution as China voraciously buys up raw material assets around the world. Those assets include securing its future supplies of cobalt, copper, lithium and other metals. The aforementioned comes in addition to its current domination of rare earth metals. The MetalMiner […]
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This Morning in Metals: Rio Tinto joins Japan’s Green Value Chain Platform Network
This morning in metals news: miner Rio Tinto joined an effort in Japan promoting decarbonization transparency; the Nikkei Review reported automaker Nissan plans to use cobalt-free electric vehicle batteries by mid-decade; and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson weighed in on the Liberty Steel crisis. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: US renewable energy electricity generation to double by 2050
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose by 4.4% this month, as the Energy Information Administration released a forecast on renewable energy. (Editor’s note: This report also includes the MMI for grain-oriented electrical steel, or GOES.) Renewable energy growth in the US US electricity generation from renewable energy sources is forecast to double over the […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: First Cobalt inks refinery feedstock deals with Glencore, IXM SA
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose 2.7% this month, as Toronto-based First Cobalt signed multiple refinery feedstock agreements. (Editor’s note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel, or GOES.) First Cobalt signs refinery feedstock agreements Toronto-based First Cobalt announced Tuesday it has achieved a “key milestone” with new refinery feedstock agreements reached […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: Tesla’s cobalt supply deal; UT-Austin research team releases findings on cobalt-free battery
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) gained 2.1% this month. (Editor’s Note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel.)
Despite backdrop of ethical conundrum, Tesla goes to the Congo, Glencore for cobalt
An interesting article in the Financial Times this week explores the conundrum electric car makers have in balancing their ethical policies with the need to source critical raw materials, like cobalt, to produce the most powerful version of today’s electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Renewables/GOES MMI: Central U.S. sets spring wind power generation records
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell 2.1% this month. (Editor’s Note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel.)
Renewables/GOES MMI: First Cobalt releases positive feasibility study for North American cobalt plant
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell 1.0% this month. (Editor’s Note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel.) First Cobalt, Glencore to open North American cobalt supply plant Canadian firm First Cobalt and miner Glencore plan to bring a new cobalt plant to North America, one that will supply the electric vehicle sector, the […]
This Morning in Metals: China’s crude steel production rises 1.2% in Q1
This morning in metals news, China’s steel sector continued to post production growth in Q1 despite the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Steel is idling its Keetac mine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) cobalt exports plunged in Q1. Looking for metal price forecasting and data analysis in one easy-to-use platform? Inquire about MetalMiner Insights […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: Chemaf suspends operations at Usoke copper-cobalt plant
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month. (Editor’s Note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel.) Looking for metal price forecasting and data analysis in one easy-to-use platform? Inquire about MetalMiner Insights today!
