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China’s rare earth export control exposes global supply-chain vulnerability, pushes G7 to confront single-source dependence
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Rare earth elements were formed billions of years ago through cosmic processes, but their importance has never been more immediate. Once treated as a niche mineral group, rare earths now sit at the centre of the global contest for its strategic value in developing technology, clean energy, defence capability, and industrial security. And in this contest, the winner is not who owns the maximum reserves, but who is efficient in processing, refining, and turning into usable industrial inputs. An ...
Bridgnorth Aluminium electrifies its diversification strategy with major US deal
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The UK’s last remaining aluminium rolling mill is increasing its growing impact in electrification after signing a landmark transatlantic deal with Lotte Aluminium Materials USA. Bridgnorth Aluminium (BAL), which employs 368 people at its expansive production facility in Shropshire, will deliver battery-grade aluminium to one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced materials for the battery industry. Signed at the customer’s site in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the five-year agreement marks ...

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LME aluminium prices edged lower on June 18 compared with June 17, while warehouse stocks continued to fall. However, longer-dated contracts posted modest gains. The LME cash bid price slipped to USD 3,401.50 per tonne on June 18 from USD 3,405 per tonne a day earlier, representing a decline of 0.10 per cent. The cash offer price also eased by 0.10 per cent to USD 3,402 per tonne from USD 3,405.50 per tonne. Three-month aluminium prices also moved lower. The three-month bid fell from USD 3,4 ...
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Vedanta Aluminium shares rise as Citi and Kotak turn positive on stock
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19 Jun 2026
Vedanta Aluminium shares were in focus on Thursday after brokerage firms Citi and Kotak Institutional Equities initiated coverage on the stock with ‘Buy’ ratings. The stock was trading 0.56 per cent higher at 9:40 am and had earlier risen as much as 2.93 per cent to INR 479 (USD 5.08) per share. Despite the gain, Vedanta Aluminium remains more than 10 per cent below its listing price of INR 522 (USD 5.53). Vedanta Aluminium was listed on the stock exchanges on June 15 and was the only one of ...
VBX secures environmental approvals to expand Wuudagu bauxite project
Bauxite
18 Jun 2026
VBX Limited has obtained approval from the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and the Australian Government's environment department to modify the development plan for its Wuudagu bauxite project in northern Western Australia. The revised proposal reduces the project's indicative footprint by almost 10 per cent to about 1,775 hectares while increasing planned mining and beneficiation rates to up to 9 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). One of the major changes involves ...
Cameroon’s Minim Martap Project targets first bauxite shipment by September 2026
Bauxite
18 Jun 2026
Australian mining company Canyon Resources has refined the development timeline for its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon’s Adamawa region, with the first shipment of bauxite now expected by the end of the third quarter of 2026, around late September. The project is being developed through Canyon’s local subsidiary, Camalco. Before exports can begin, the company must complete a logistics network connecting the mine to Cameroon’s railway system and the Port of Douala. According to the ...
Century Aluminum shareholders elect seven directors, ratify auditor at 2026 annual meeting
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18 Jun 2026
Century Aluminum Company has reported the outcome of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with shareholders approving the election of seven board members, endorsing executive compensation, and ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2026. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 85.51 million shares, representing approximately 86.39 per cent of the company's outstanding shares, were present in person or repres ...
Foundation alloy industrialises new metals platform with $22M series A, new US facility, and Japanese distribution partnership
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18 Jun 2026
Foundation Alloy, the 21st-century metals company building a new way to engineer alloys, today announced USD 22 million in Series A financing to scale production on its MetalsFIRST™ platform—a fully integrated, solid-state metallurgy technology—to industrial volumes. The round was led by Voyager Ventures, with participation from Trust Ventures, Yamaha Motors, America’s Frontier Fund, Overlap Holdings, Material Impact, Engine Ventures, and El Cap. An additional investment was made by Kanematsu ...
Every Can Counts tackles Red Bull soapbox race to inspire recycling
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18 Jun 2026
A team from recycling not-for-profit, Every Can Counts, is taking part in Red Bull’s famous Soapbox Race this weekend (Saturday, 20th June). The four-person crew have designed and built a recycling-themed soapbox to take on the course in front of thousands of spectators at London’s Alexandra Palace. Inspired by a classic VW Beetle and incorporating recycled cans into the engine detail, Every Can Counts’ design will take on a thrilling track, racing against 59 other teams in the hope of settin ...
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