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U.S. Lenders Retract Support for Kazakhstan Tungsten Project Linked to Trump Family

U.S. Lenders Retract Support for Kazakhstan Tungsten Project Linked to Trump Family

US EXIM and DFC have stepped back from financing a $1.1 billion Kazakh tungsten mine, complicating Western effort to…
EU Steel Competitiveness Faces Severe Pressure Under ETS and CBAM Regimes

EU Steel Competitiveness Faces Severe Pressure Under ETS and CBAM Regimes

Ecomondo 2026 discussions reveal that EU steel producers and downstream manufacturers face mounting competitiveness risks…
Metal Recycling Industry Evolution Driven by Decarbonization and Advanced Sorting Technologies

Metal Recycling Industry Evolution Driven by Decarbonization and Advanced Sorting Technologies

Decarbonization, advanced sorting technologies, and trade protectionism are transforming the global metal recycling sector…
Brazil Approves 27 Critical Minerals Strategy to Build Local Supply Chain

Brazil Approves 27 Critical Minerals Strategy to Build Local Supply Chain

Brazil has approved a 27-mineral critical framework designed to prioritize state support, boost domestic processing, and…
Indonesia’s Nickel Policy Turn: State Control, Rising Costs and the Investment Chill

Indonesia’s Nickel Policy Turn: State Control, Rising Costs and the Investment Chill

Indonesia has pivoted from growth-at-all-costs nickel expansion to state-managed supply discipline — a new DSI export monopoly, an…
PGM Market 2026: Why Platinum Tightens While Palladium and Rhodium Turn

PGM Market 2026: Why Platinum Tightens While Palladium and Rhodium Turn

The platinum group metals complex is splitting in 2026: platinum, ruthenium and iridium stay in deficit on industrial…
EU Steel Competitiveness Faces Severe Pressure Under ETS and CBAM Regimes

EU Steel Competitiveness Faces Severe Pressure Under ETS and CBAM Regimes

Ecomondo 2026 discussions reveal that EU steel producers and downstream manufacturers face mounting competitiveness risks…
US Midterm Election Shift Brings Stability and Policy Focus to Battery Supply Chain

US Midterm Election Shift Brings Stability and Policy Focus to Battery Supply Chain

The Democratic sweep in the US midterms safeguards key battery manufacturing credits and provides regulatory stability…
Trump-Backed Critical Minerals Deals Face Growing Pressure After Blue Wave

Trump-Backed Critical Minerals Deals Face Growing Pressure After Blue Wave

Trump-backed critical minerals funding and equity deals face mounting legislative pressure and scrutiny following the…
Indonesia Maintains Strict Control Over Mining Production and Weighs Nickel Smelter Moratorium

Indonesia Maintains Strict Control Over Mining Production and Weighs Nickel Smelter Moratorium

Indonesia is maintaining tight control over mining production quotas and considering a moratorium on new semi-finished…
U.S. Lenders Retract Support for Kazakhstan Tungsten Project Linked to Trump Family

U.S. Lenders Retract Support for Kazakhstan Tungsten Project Linked to Trump Family

US EXIM and DFC have stepped back from financing a $1.1 billion Kazakh tungsten mine, complicating Western effort to…
Rio Tinto Approves $144M Investment to Advance Resolution Copper Project in Arizona

Rio Tinto Approves $144M Investment to Advance Resolution Copper Project in Arizona

Rio Tinto has approved a $144 million investment to advance engineering and infrastructure at the Resolution Copper project…
European Coil Buyers Face Tighter Supply as Acciaierie d’Italia Shuts Down

European Coil Buyers Face Tighter Supply as Acciaierie d’Italia Shuts Down

European flat steel buyers face mounting supply scarcity and pricing pressure following the definitive Supreme Court…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula Faces Fresh Setbacks as Mining Costs Soar

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula Faces Fresh Setbacks as Mining Costs Soar

Ivanhoe Mines cuts its Kamoa-Kakula copper production forecast as operational costs and technical hurdles mount.
Brazil Approves 27 Critical Minerals Strategy to Build Local Supply Chain

Brazil Approves 27 Critical Minerals Strategy to Build Local Supply Chain

Brazil has approved a 27-mineral critical framework designed to prioritize state support, boost domestic processing, and…
Turkey Steel Exports Rise 3.1 Percent as Producers Push for 2026 Import Restrictions

Turkey Steel Exports Rise 3.1 Percent as Producers Push for 2026 Import Restrictions

Turkish steel exports grew 3.1% year-on-year to 10.3 million tonnes through August, while trade bodies called for 2026…
EGA Diverts UAE Aluminium Exports via East Coast Ports to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

EGA Diverts UAE Aluminium Exports via East Coast Ports to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Emirates Global Aluminium agreements with Gulftainer to export up to 300,000 tonnes of metal via UAE east coast ports to…
Rising Attacks on Pakistan Mining Logistics Threaten Major Copper and Gold Developments

Rising Attacks on Pakistan Mining Logistics Threaten Major Copper and Gold Developments

A surge in militant attacks targeting mineral transport in Pakistan’s Balochistan province threatens international investment…
Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Russia’s Titanium Giant VSMPO-Avisma

Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Russia’s Titanium Giant VSMPO-Avisma

A Ukrainian drone strike on VSMPO-Avisma’s Berezniki plant threatens Russian defense supply chains while Western…
Data Centers Drive Massive Base Metals Demand Through Power Grid Expansion

Data Centers Drive Massive Base Metals Demand Through Power Grid Expansion

New industry research reveals that data center power infrastructure drives base metals consumption up to four times…
AI Boom and Grid Expansion Risk Overwhelming Global Metals Supply

AI Boom and Grid Expansion Risk Overwhelming Global Metals Supply

Wood Mackenzie reports that surging AI-driven data center growth and grid expansion risk overwhelming global base metals…
AI Expansion Drives Surge in Industrial Metal Demand: Copper Approaches 1M Tonnes, Tin Prices Double

AI Expansion Drives Surge in Industrial Metal Demand: Copper Approaches 1M Tonnes, Tin Prices Double

Data center copper demand nears 1 million tonnes and tin prices double, dominating key debates at LME Week.
ArcelorMittal Advances European Steel Decarbonization in Dunkirk and Mardyck

ArcelorMittal Advances European Steel Decarbonization in Dunkirk and Mardyck

ArcelorMittal is advancing key decarbonization projects at Dunkirk and Mardyck to expand low-carbon and electrical steel…
Italy and Czechia Push EU to Relax Carbon Regulations to Curb Energy Costs

Italy and Czechia Push EU to Relax Carbon Regulations to Curb Energy Costs

Italy and the Czech Republic urge the EU to relax carbon emission trading rules and release extra allowances to…
Biocarbon Research Highlights Fossil Coke Replacement in Ferrochrome and Stainless Steel Smelting

Biocarbon Research Highlights Fossil Coke Replacement in Ferrochrome and Stainless Steel Smelting

Engineered biocarbon from forest industry side-streams offers stainless steel producers a practical solution to substitute…
China Solar Capacity Overtakes Coal: What It Means for CRGO and Electrical Steel Demand

China Solar Capacity Overtakes Coal: What It Means for CRGO and Electrical Steel Demand

China’s solar capacity has surpassed coal-fired power, driving long-term electrical steel demand while near-term market overcapacity…
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309SㅣUNS S30908

309SㅣUNS S30908

SUS 309S is a low-carbon, heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel offering exceptional oxidation and sulfidation resistance…
Ti Gr.40ㅣUNS R54407

Ti Gr.40ㅣUNS R54407

Titanium Grade 40 (UNS R54407) is a high-strength alpha-beta titanium alloy combining vanadium, aluminum,…
Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si (1100)

Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si (1100)

Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si (IMI 1100) is an advanced high-temperature near-alpha titanium alloy engineered for long-term…
Ti-5.8Al-4Sn-3.5Zr-0.7Nb-0.5Mo-0.35Si-0.06C (834)

Ti-5.8Al-4Sn-3.5Zr-0.7Nb-0.5Mo-0.35Si-0.06C (834)

Ti-5.8Al-4Sn-3.5Zr-0.7Nb-0.5Mo-0.35Si-0.06C (IMI 834) is an advanced near-alpha titanium alloy engineered for high-temperature…