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Environment
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Critical minerals are required to power AI data center demand

AI is driving unprecedented demand for energy storage solutions, particularly batteries, to support data centers and ensure grid stability.
#critical-minerals
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Damning EU report lays bare bloc's dangerous dependence' on critical mineral imports

The EU remains dependent on China and other suppliers for critical minerals, making its 2030 renewable and supply targets unlikely without stronger domestic capacity.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The US and Europe are courting Brazil for its critical minerals and rare earth elements

Brazil aims to become a strategic processor and participant, not just a raw-material supplier, for critical minerals like graphite, niobium, nickel, lithium, and rare earths.
World politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
4 days ago

America's "Most Dangerous Dependence": Can the U.S. Win the Critical Minerals Competition?

China's dominance in critical minerals creates significant vulnerabilities for the U.S. and poses a strategic challenge.
European startups
fromTNW | Cars
5 days ago

Geely will stop building factories and use Volvo's plants instead

Geely will stop building new car factories and focus on existing plants to meet global automotive demand.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

Sovereign Demand for Minerals Should Keep Lifting This Metals and Mining ETF

Governments are increasingly treating metals and minerals as strategic assets, creating a new demand floor for these resources.
#steel-industry
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Steel bosses warn back door' loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New trade rules may allow foreign steel products to enter the UK tax-free, threatening local manufacturers and jobs.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Steel bosses warn back door' loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New trade rules may allow foreign steel products to enter the UK tax-free, threatening local manufacturers and jobs.
Cars
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

Toyota faces aluminum supply risks as Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten the material EVs depend on - Silicon Canals

Electric vehicles are increasingly dependent on specialized aluminum from the Persian Gulf, highlighting vulnerabilities in supply chains amid regional instability.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.

Tabby Toney transitioned from software engineering to welding after being laid off, finding job security and satisfaction in her new career.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Logistics Landscapes: The Architecture of the 24-Hour Supply Chain

Warehouses are the defining architecture of the 21st century, reshaping urban landscapes and logistics infrastructure significantly.
Environment
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

How to Measure the Life Cycle of a Construction Material?

The construction industry significantly impacts the environment, consuming 32% of global energy and contributing to 34% of global CO₂ emissions.
#british-steel
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 week ago

Sneak Peek: Taipei Cycle Show Teases What's Next for the Bike Industry

Taipei Cycle opens tomorrow, showcasing new cycling products amidst ongoing financial struggles in the bike industry.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Commercial Metals' Blowout Quarter Points to a Broader Turnaround in American Steel

CEO Peter Matt stated, 'The CMC team delivered another strong quarter, driving a more than two-fold increase in core EBITDA compared to a year ago.' This reflects the company's robust performance amid challenging market conditions.
Business
DevOps
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

The Bridge to Bulletproof: Connecting Alloy, Synthetics, and IRM for ShopFast

Integrate infrastructure monitoring, global synthetic probes, and centralized alerting into a comprehensive 24/7 production system that maintains revenue protection while preventing team burnout.
#steel-tariffs
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse

The UK doubles steel tariffs to 50% and cuts import quotas by 60% to protect domestic production and prevent industry collapse.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

UK sets target to boost steel making and cut imports

The UK government raised its domestic steel production target to 50% and introduced a 50% tariff on imported steel above reduced quota levels, effective July.
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A New Generation of Big Water Filters-Without the Plastic

Most water filter pitchers are made of BPA-free plastic. But as new research shows that bottled-water drinkers ingest tens of thousands of excess microplastic particles, wellness lovers have begun to look askance at water filters that are themselves made of plastic.
Beer
London startup
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Bahrain starts output cuts at world's top aluminum smelter | Fortune

Aluminium Bahrain initiated a phased shutdown of 19% production capacity due to Middle East shipping disruptions, causing global aluminum prices to reach their highest levels since 2022.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Inside a $1.1B deal to reshore critical minerals refining | TechCrunch

China controls over half the world's nickel refining capacity, prompting U.S. and European companies to develop domestic electrochemical refining technologies to reduce supply chain dependence.
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

6 Business Use Cases For Perforated Metal

Perforated metal has long been valued for its strength, versatility, and clean visual appeal. Created by punching patterns of holes into metal sheets, it offers a practical balance between airflow, light control, and structural support. Across industries such as architecture, construction, mining, and interior design, perforated metal has become a go-to material for projects that require both function and style.
Design
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Electric freight's next chapter will be won on discipline, not ambition

Electric trucks have proven capable of long-haul freight operations, shifting focus from feasibility to infrastructure, economics, and sustainable business models.
#uk-steel-industry
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

UK sets 50% domestic steel target as tariffs ramp up on imports

The UK government targets 50% domestic steel production through 60% import quota reductions and 50% tariffs on excess imports to protect struggling manufacturers.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

UK sets 50% domestic steel target as tariffs ramp up on imports

The UK government targets 50% domestic steel production through 60% import quota reductions and 50% tariffs on excess imports to protect struggling manufacturers.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Very damaging': how the Iran war is hitting energy-intensive industries

The Iran conflict has driven British gas prices to their highest levels since 2022, severely impacting energy-intensive industries like steel manufacturing that face survival-mode operating conditions.
US Elections
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Trump administration launches process to replace tariffs struck down by U.S. Supreme Court | CBC News

Trump's administration launched a Section 301 trade investigation into excess industrial capacity among 16 trading partners to impose new tariffs after the Supreme Court invalidated previous tariff authority.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Guest Idea: What Really Happens After You Drop Off Recycling?

Recycling involves a complex journey from collection to sorting, influenced by local policies, technology, and consumer demand.
fromMedium
1 month ago

Folding in Traceability

In enterprise commerce, totals don't drift because someone forgot algebra. They drift because reality changes: promos expire, eligibility changes when an address arrives, catalog data updates, substitutions happen, and returns unwind prior discounts. When someone asks "why did the total change?" you need more than narration. You need evidence - a trail of facts you can replay and a pure computation that deterministically produces the same result.
Scala
#rare-earth-elements
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
World politics

Beijing's dominance in rare earth processing leaves others scrambling to close the gap: 'China is the leader, and the U.S. is far behind' | Fortune

World politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Beijing's dominance in rare earth processing leaves others scrambling to close the gap: 'China is the leader, and the U.S. is far behind' | Fortune

China controls approximately 90% of global rare earth processing capacity, giving Beijing significant geopolitical leverage over critical industries including defense, semiconductors, and electric vehicles.
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

China now controls 92% of rare earth processing. Every Western EV and defense firm depends on a supply chain they can't replicate - Silicon Canals

China controls the overwhelming majority of global rare earth processing capacity, a figure that has remained structurally stable for nearly two decades despite sustained Western policy attention. The problem has never been geology. It's always been industrial chemistry at scale.
Environment
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

I help manage one of the world's most constrained supply chains, up close to the defining energy bottleneck of the decade | Fortune

Power transformer shortages are the critical bottleneck limiting AI infrastructure expansion and corporate electrification globally.
fromComputerworld
3 weeks ago

Data mining? Old servers could become new source of rare earths

Korea Zinc, which it described as one of the world's largest smelters, is in talks with major US technology firms to recycle data center waste and extract rare earth. The move comes almost one year to the day after China announced immediate export controls on seven more rare earth elements critical to enterprise IT hardware manufacturing.
European startups
Environment
fromEarth911
2 weeks ago

How You Can Help Keep Recycling Workers Safe

Recycling reduces waste and resource extraction, but material recovery facility workers face significant safety hazards, with nine deaths in 2023 and waste collection ranking as the fourth most dangerous job in the United States.
Europe politics
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Europe's EV battery cost gap with China could shrink to 30%

Europe's EV battery cost gap with China could narrow from 90% to 30% by 2030 through proper government support, factory scaling, and manufacturing improvements, requiring a €500 sovereignty premium per vehicle.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Copper Prices Are Still Surging: Here's the Only ETF You Need to Play It

CPER outperforms the S&P 500 due to structural copper demand from electrification and AI infrastructure, while supply constraints from declining ore grades and peak production create long-term tailwinds.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Plastics, fertilizers, clothing, medicines and electronics: $100-a-barrel oil has huge downstream consequences | Fortune

Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons - molecules made mainly of carbon and hydrogen. Refineries and chemical plants separate and transform these molecules into smaller chemical building blocks known as petrochemicals. Some of the most important petrochemical building blocks include chemicals such as ethylene, propylene and benzene.
Environment
#rare-earths
Real estate
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

These 3 Building Material Companies Are Fighting for Construction Dollars. Here's Who's Winning.

Rising housing construction demand benefits insulation suppliers: installers TopBuild and IBP gain installation volume while Owens Corning benefits from material manufacturing.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

If Trump Lowers Steel Tariffs, Is Nucor Still a Buy?

Nucor ( ) has delivered strong returns since President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel last year. The stock has climbed 16% year-to-date in 2026 and gained 41% over the past 12 months, outperforming broader market indices amid protected domestic pricing. Higher tariffs - reaching up to 50% - shielded U.S. producers from cheap foreign imports, boosting revenues for companies like Nucor. However, reports indicate Trump is now considering scaling back these measures.
US politics
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

ArcelorMittal Dofasco quietly extends 'green' steel timeline by decades, gets $50M more from Ottawa | CBC News

ArcelorMittal Dofasco postponed coal phase-out until 2050 and received an extra $50 million federal funding, extending decommissioning timeline from 2028.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The next hot career: Mining engineering

It's a little-known fact that Columbia University, in Manhattan, was home to the first mining school in America-the School of Mines-founded in 1864. For the past three decades, the university's program has been mothballed. Parts of its curriculum were subsumed into the more fashionable subjects of earth and environmental engineering. But next fall, Columbia University will offer a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering once again.
Higher education
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
2 months ago

What the Future of Bicycle Manufacturing Look Like According to Experts

American bicycle manufacturing faces tradeoffs between domestic craftsmanship and overseas scale, challenging small framebuilders to balance quality, identity, and business viability.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: The dark side of the battery boom

Cleaner technologies often shift environmental burdens onto vulnerable human populations through hidden labor, exposure, and social impacts.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial

US strategic moves aim to secure DRC critical minerals through Project Vault and trade deals, risking exploitation while failing to build local processing capacity or protect communities.
Science
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These molecules are remaking manufacturing

Advances in catalysts and enzymes are transforming plant-based processing into precise, energy-efficient, foundational infrastructure for lower-carbon manufacturing.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US announces proposed critical mineral trading bloc

The United States proposes an allied critical-mineral trading bloc with coordinated pricing floors to reduce China's rare-earth dominance and secure industrial supply chains.
#copper
fromFortune
2 months ago
Business

The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a 'systemic risk' to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Business

The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a 'systemic risk' to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns | Fortune

Science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Boffins discover cheap, effective carbon capture material

A TBN–benzyl alcohol liquid compound captures CO₂ from ambient air efficiently, releases it at low temperature, is reusable, and allows easy recycling.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

While Everyone Chases Copper, Another Metal Soared $1,000 Per Ton Since April

Aluminum prices surged roughly 38% to near $3,090/ton in 2025 due to reduced imports, limited domestic ramp-up, stronger manufacturing demand, and tariff-driven market disruptions.
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Trump administration buys stake in USA Rare Earth as wave of government deals in critical minerals continues | Fortune

The U.S. government will invest $1.6 billion in USA Rare Earth, acquiring up to a 15% equity stake to bolster domestic critical minerals supply.
Environment
frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

Battery Recycling Is Getting Ready To Take Off

EV battery recycling is becoming a high-growth industry projected to reach about $70 billion annually by 2040 due to retiring batteries and supportive regulations.
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Transport Committee urges action to secure skills pipeline for UK transport manufacturing

UK transport manufacturing faces urgent skills shortages; the shift to cleaner technologies requires rapid reform of vocational training, apprenticeships and workforce development.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

PICK's Copper Bet Faces Critical Test as China Infrastructure Spending Looms

PICK has surged 66% due to industrial metals optimism, but future gains depend on China’s economic trajectory and the fund’s copper concentration and price sensitivity.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

US offers $225m backing for Cornwall tin mine in bid to secure supply

Britain's only tin mine could end up exporting much of its future production to the United States after the American government signalled it is prepared to provide up to $225 million (£166 million) in financing to revive the historic South Crofty site in Cornwall. Cornish Metals, which is working to bring the South Crofty mine near Camborne back into production, has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim),
UK news
Environment
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Why battery recycling is essential for supply chain security

Extended producer responsibility for batteries is essential to recover critical minerals and build closed-loop recycling as battery use and end-of-life waste rise.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This new tech turns cargo ship exhaust into limestone

Modular containers by Seabound capture up to 95% of ship exhaust CO2 using lime pellets that convert emissions into limestone.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Forget Energy -- Copper Is AI's Real Bottleneck. Here Are the 2 Miners to Profit Most.

Global copper supply faces a severe shortfall as electrification, renewables, AI, and grid upgrades outpace production, recycling, and declining ore grades.
Environment
fromNature
2 months ago

Defossilize our chemical world

Achieving net zero requires eliminating fossil fuels while sourcing carbon for fuels and chemicals from sustainable, circular, non-fossil sources.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Palladium Bulls (PALL Stock) Have An Automaker Substitution Problem

Physical palladium ETFs occupy an unusual corner of the commodity market. Unlike gold or silver, palladium serves primarily industrial purposes, with roughly 80% of demand coming from automotive catalytic converters. abrdn Palladium ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:PALL) offers direct exposure to this metal through physical holdings, and after surging 92% over the past year to around $168, investors face a critical question: can this rally continue?
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Top 5 Waste Management & Landfill Stocks: Trash = Cash

Nobody wants a landfill in their backyard, which is exactly why the companies that own them print money. The waste management industry is an oligopoly disguised as a utility. Garbage never stops, permits for new landfills are nearly impossible to obtain, and the handful of players controlling North America's disposal infrastructure enjoy pricing power that makes telecom companies jealous. These stocks compound predictably through recessions, inflation cycles, and regulatory shifts.
Environment
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Why Tolerance Management Is a Business-Critical Skill in Modern Manufacturing

We are now in a time of manufacturing where precision is more than a technical necessity; it's a business requirement. The more complex, globally dispersed and demanding things get, the less slack remains in the system. Under these circumstances tolerance management has become a decisive competence and affects competitiveness not only in terms of controlling costs, ensuring quality and improving production efficiency but also for long term market success.
Business
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