Alcoa Advances Wagerup Gallium Recovery Project With Australia, Japan and US Support
Alcoa has taken a final investment decision to develop a gallium recovery plant at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, with backing from the...
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Aluminium Industry Faces a New Reality as Energy Security and Vertical Integration Redefine Global Competition
The global aluminium industry is entering a new era where competitive advantage depends on far more than production capacity. While aluminium has always been one...
Alcoa’s $4.1 Billion South32 Acquisition Reshapes the Global Upstream Aluminium Market
Alcoa has agreed to acquire South32’s bauxite, alumina and aluminium assets in a transaction valued at approximately US$4.1 billion in upfront consideration, creating one of...
Water Risk Emerges as the Hidden Cost Driver in Europe’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Europe’s ambition to secure a stable supply of critical raw materials is increasingly running into a constraint that cannot be solved through faster permitting or...
Metlen’s Gallium Investment Positions Greece at the Core of Europe’s Semiconductor Critical Metals Strategy
Europe’s debate over critical raw materials has traditionally focused on mining projects. Lithium in Portugal and Germany, copper in Spain and Sweden, tungsten in the...
India and Brazil Forge $20 Billion Mining Partnership to Secure Critical Minerals and Strengthen Supply Chains
India and Brazil have signed a landmark US $20 billion mining cooperation agreement, marking a major milestone in bilateral relations and underscoring both nations’ commitment...
Aluminium, Bauxite, and Power: Energy Sovereignty as the Core of Industrial Strategy
Aluminium occupies a unique position in the global energy-transition materials landscape. Unlike copper, nickel, or lithium, its strategic value is defined less by geology or...
Africa’s Material Lifeline to Europe in 2025: The Quantified Flows Powering Industry, Energy, and Technology
Africa is not a peripheral supplier to Europe—it is a core pillar of Europe’s industrial system. If Asia dominates global processing and midstream control, Africa...
Europe’s Metallurgy and Materials Processing: Strategic Sovereignty at the Heart of Industrial Competitiveness
Metallurgy and materials processing in Europe have evolved from traditional heavy industry into the central pillar of European industrial sovereignty. For decades, steel mills, aluminium...
Africa’s Mining Future: How Europe Faces Chinese, Gulf, and African Competition for Strategic Metals
Africa is no longer a distant supplier in Europe’s industrial imagination; it is a strategic arena where the continent’s industrial future, energy transition, and technological...