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Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis
The energy transition means metals like lithium will likely be in short supply. But recycling could provide 40-75% of Europe's clean metal needs by 2050.
How China can boost its carbon neutrality efforts by ensuring renewables account for more than 50% of the power supply for aluminium production by 2045.
A new paper on supply chains identifies knowledge and stakeholder participation gaps that will impede decision-making on stewardship of deep-sea minerals
Zinc plays a critical role in technologies like solar and wind power, and zinc-ion batteries are seen as safer than lithium-ion ones in electric vehicles.
An access-based sustainable business model encourages responsible consumption through sharing and hiring. But could this be applied to manufacturing?
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets and could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones.
3 billion tons of metal could be needed in the clean energy transition to create technology such as electric vehicle battery packs.
As demand grows for aluminium to further the global energy transition, we must gather, sort and recycle it more efficiently to reduce the industry's emissions toll
The traditional methods of finding and retaining talent in mining and metals companies need updating to reflect employees with new skillsets and values.
The new importance of ESG investments means companies extracting metal to supply clean-energy tech will have to pay more attention to their social impact
14.6% of the world's land area, an area greater than Russia, has been modified by humans, according to researchers.
Billions of tonnes of metal were mined in 2019 - but which were the most mined?
With clean energy technologies requiring more minerals than fossil fuel-based counterparts, mining and cement industries both have a key role to play in the transition.
While the combination of metals in a smartphone may vary, most smartphones can carry roughly 80% of the stable elements that are on the periodic table.
HYBRIT delivered the first fossil-free steel to a customer in Sweden, only a year after starting test operations at its pilot plant in Lulea.