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Another aluminium plant to shut down in Europe
Speira is to shut down smelting operations at its Rheinwerk facility in Germany this year and instead invest €30 million to transform it into a recycling plant. Despite falling natural gas and energy prices, they are still too high for...
Hydrogen
New $2 billion Green Hydrogen hub planned in Spain by BP
New $2 billion Green Hydrogen hub planned in Spain by BP
BP have announced plans to invest up to US$2 billion by 2030 in a new green hydrogen cluster in Spain’s Valencia region. The 2GW plant will be used to power the local Castellon refinery, as well as other industries in...
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China manufacturing PMI highest since April 2012
China manufacturing PMI highest since April 2012
Manufacturing activity in China has expanded at the fastest rate for more than 10 years, rising to 52.6 from 50.1 in January, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Analyst expectations were forecast for 50.5. Construction activity, part of the...
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Pro-nuclear alliance forms in EU
At least 12 countries will meet in Stockholm this week to discuss a “nuclear alliance” that will advocate for nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source in EU energy policies. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of a...
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Companies with focus on energy transition top Toronto Stock Exchange
Companies with focus on energy transition top Toronto Stock Exchange
Energy companies, miners, and technology companies that are focused on the energy transition have dominated the TSX Venture 50 list for 2022. “As the world’s really thinking about and grappling with energy transition, critical minerals — things like copper, lithium...
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World’s biggest mining company calls for overhaul of how LME manages nickel market
World’s biggest mining company calls for overhaul of how LME manages nickel market
BHP Group has called for reform of the London Metal Exchange's (LME) nickel contract, saying it no longer represents the physical market. "The LME’s metal delivery rules is long overdue. The LME short squeeze episode highlighted vulnerabilities that had been...
Investment News
G20 watchdog warns of commodity price shocks
G20 watchdog warns of commodity price shocks
The G20's financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board, has warned the concentration firms, banks, exchanges and clearing houses of the global commodity market poses a risk to the stability of the economy. "The commodities ecosystem is heterogeneous, opaque, and has...
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Electric car sales grow 88% year-on-year in US
Electric car sales grow 88% year-on-year in US
In 2022, sales for BEVs (battery electric vehicles) in the US increased 88% in comparison to 2021, according to a new report from PwC's Strategy&. China’s BEV market was close behind, with sales growth of 85%. The soaring sales of...
Nickel
$1Trillion EVs Have Been Sold
$1Trillion EVs Have Been Sold
According to BloombergNEF’s latest report on the energy transition, 2022 saw $388 billion spent on passenger EV - a 53% jump from 2021 that brings the total to $1 trillion spread over a decade. Admittedly, $25 trillion has been spent...
Copper
Glencore posts record profits, but copper production down 12% in 2022
Glencore posts record profits, but copper production down 12% in 2022
Glencore's profits hit a record US$34 billion in 2022, driven largely by coal which hit highs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, below the headline figures, copper production fell from 137,600 tonnes in 2021 to 1,058,100 tonnes in 2022, 12%...
Nickel
The Nickel Market and Trafigura’s Fraud Allegations
The Nickel Market and Trafigura’s Fraud Allegations
I suppose it’s only to be expected when commodity prices surge but commodity trading house Trafigura has accused Dubai-based trader Prateek Gupta and associated companies of "systematic fraud" involving containerized nickel purchases, potentially leading to losses of up to $577...
Investment News
Ban on new sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 approved by EU parliament
Ban on new sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 approved by EU parliament
A new law to ban the sale of new fossil fuel cars in the European Union from 2035 has been approved by the EU parliament. New vans must comply with a 100% carbon dioxide cut by 2035, and a 50%...
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Nine global banks invest $45 million in new platform to scale transactions of voluntary carbon credits
Nine global banks invest $45 million in new platform to scale transactions of voluntary carbon credits
Carbon credit transaction network Carbonplace announced it has raised US$45 million from nine banks to help connect buyers and sellers of carbon credits through their banks and make it easier to participate in the voluntary carbon credit market. The nine...
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Investment News
Another aluminium plant to shut down in Europe
Another aluminium plant to shut down in Europe
Speira is to shut down smelting operations at its Rheinwerk facility in Germany this year and instead invest €30 million to transform it into a recycling plant. Despite falling natural gas and energy prices, they are still too high for...
Hydrogen
New $2 billion Green Hydrogen hub planned in Spain by BP
New $2 billion Green Hydrogen hub planned in Spain by BP
BP have announced plans to invest up to US$2 billion by 2030 in a new green hydrogen cluster in Spain’s Valencia region. The 2GW plant will be used to power the local Castellon refinery, as well as other industries in...
Investment News
China manufacturing PMI highest since April 2012
China manufacturing PMI highest since April 2012
Manufacturing activity in China has expanded at the fastest rate for more than 10 years, rising to 52.6 from 50.1 in January, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Analyst expectations were forecast for 50.5. Construction activity, part of the...
Investment News
Pro-nuclear alliance forms in EU
At least 12 countries will meet in Stockholm this week to discuss a “nuclear alliance” that will advocate for nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source in EU energy policies. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of a...
Investment News
Companies with focus on energy transition top Toronto Stock Exchange
Companies with focus on energy transition top Toronto Stock Exchange
Energy companies, miners, and technology companies that are focused on the energy transition have dominated the TSX Venture 50 list for 2022. “As the world’s really thinking about and grappling with energy transition, critical minerals — things like copper, lithium...
Investment News
World’s biggest mining company calls for overhaul of how LME manages nickel market
World’s biggest mining company calls for overhaul of how LME manages nickel market
BHP Group has called for reform of the London Metal Exchange's (LME) nickel contract, saying it no longer represents the physical market. "The LME’s metal delivery rules is long overdue. The LME short squeeze episode highlighted vulnerabilities that had been...
Investment News
G20 watchdog warns of commodity price shocks
G20 watchdog warns of commodity price shocks
The G20's financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board, has warned the concentration firms, banks, exchanges and clearing houses of the global commodity market poses a risk to the stability of the economy. "The commodities ecosystem is heterogeneous, opaque, and has...
Investment News
Electric car sales grow 88% year-on-year in US
Electric car sales grow 88% year-on-year in US
In 2022, sales for BEVs (battery electric vehicles) in the US increased 88% in comparison to 2021, according to a new report from PwC's Strategy&. China’s BEV market was close behind, with sales growth of 85%. The soaring sales of...
Nickel
$1Trillion EVs Have Been Sold
$1Trillion EVs Have Been Sold
According to BloombergNEF’s latest report on the energy transition, 2022 saw $388 billion spent on passenger EV - a 53% jump from 2021 that brings the total to $1 trillion spread over a decade. Admittedly, $25 trillion has been spent...
Copper
Glencore posts record profits, but copper production down 12% in 2022
Glencore posts record profits, but copper production down 12% in 2022
Glencore's profits hit a record US$34 billion in 2022, driven largely by coal which hit highs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, below the headline figures, copper production fell from 137,600 tonnes in 2021 to 1,058,100 tonnes in 2022, 12%...
Nickel
The Nickel Market and Trafigura’s Fraud Allegations
The Nickel Market and Trafigura’s Fraud Allegations
I suppose it’s only to be expected when commodity prices surge but commodity trading house Trafigura has accused Dubai-based trader Prateek Gupta and associated companies of "systematic fraud" involving containerized nickel purchases, potentially leading to losses of up to $577...
Investment News
Ban on new sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 approved by EU parliament
Ban on new sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 approved by EU parliament
A new law to ban the sale of new fossil fuel cars in the European Union from 2035 has been approved by the EU parliament. New vans must comply with a 100% carbon dioxide cut by 2035, and a 50%...
Investment News
Nine global banks invest $45 million in new platform to scale transactions of voluntary carbon credits
Nine global banks invest $45 million in new platform to scale transactions of voluntary carbon credits
Carbon credit transaction network Carbonplace announced it has raised US$45 million from nine banks to help connect buyers and sellers of carbon credits through their banks and make it easier to participate in the voluntary carbon credit market. The nine...
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