On 17th December, the European commission adopted a new package on its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as the transitional 2023-2025 period of the carbon emissions control measure ends and…
Dear Members, It took us a while to get some sign of summer this year in Cleveland Heights. The weather has been so changeable that, over two consecutive days one…
ILiA publishes the first guidance to determine the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of lithium products In this article, first published in its magazine, The Lithium Voice, the International Lithium Association…
In this section we bring you the latest briefings from our partner association, the CRM Alliance on legislative developments in the European union that impact of critical raw material industries…
A beginner’s guide for minor metals professionals In a recent CarbonChain-MMTA webinar, we dived deep into the world of carbon reporting for minor metals. Here, Julie Sandilands, Head of Carbon…
Resources: Protect of Promote? Dear Members. Good Morning and a very Happy New Year! This Sunday morning, here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, I am looking out on only a little…
Report from the Critical Raw Materials Association 15 November 2022 5th EU Critical Raw Materials Event Kamila Slupek, Sustainability Director, Eurometaux Ms. Slupek presented Eurometaux’ study with KU…
Go, Go, Gallium After several false starts, NASA’s Artemis I mission took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November, the first in a series of complex missions…
BIMCO publishes its CMII clause The IMO’s new carbon intensity regulations are due to come into force on 1 January 2023. To assist owners and charterers, on 17 November…
As one who pays superficial attention to the booming battery industry, I’m struck by the frequency with which new technologies are touted that are “set to replace lithium-ion…
Growing demand for batteries means that significant volumes of batteries deployed to transport, portable and energy storage system applications will reach their end-of-life in the coming decades, posing the question:…
A-level student Rachel Higgins recently spent two weeks on work experience at MMTA member company, UK rare earth processor Less Common Metals. There she divided her time between different departments…
HFW Briefing The Paris Agreement 2015 established that, if the global increase in average temperatures is to be halted, nations would need to reduce their greenhouse emissions.1 As…
The UK government’s new Critical Minerals Strategy aims to safeguard the UK’s supply security for critical raw materials. The strategy will be informed by the newly set up Critical Minerals…
To the Moon and back Further to June’s space exploration highlights, August saw NASA readying its Artemis Moon mission for launch. The Space Launch System rocket pictured here will send…
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence brings clarity to the otherwise opaque markets of the lithium-ion battery (LiB) and electric vehicle (EV) supply chains. Through its services, ranging from PRA, Data, Forecasts and…
3D printing, lithium power NASA’s Moon mission As this edition was going to press, NASA launched its CAPSTONE satellite to the Moon. This is the first step of…
Sticking to outliers in metal choices to kick off the topic of critical materials underpinning energy transition, Project Blue’s second submission to the Crucible is chromium. While most metals, including…
Securing stable magnesium supply has become a priority for policymakers after an acute shortage of material in late 2021, panellists said at the EIT Raw Materials Summit in Berlin. “To…
Global minor metal supply chains are currently grappling with a multitude of issues. Covid-19, war in Ukraine, climate change and net zero targets, and inflation, have all converged in 2022.…
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