News Minerals General

September 3, 2020  

EU unveils plan to secure rare earth materials, cut dependency

Need around 60 times more lithium and 15 times more cobalt for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage by 2050.

News Manufacturing Metals General

May 30, 2019  

China dangles a new threat in trade war: rare earth minerals

Beijing says it could cut US off from exotic minerals widely used in electric cars and mobile phones.

News Government Manufacturing General Sustainability

April 27, 2016  

Investissement Québec provides Orbite $15M financing

Funding is to ramp up commissioning of its HPA plant in Cap-Chat.

News Manufacturing Business Operations

October 23, 2013  

Jamaica opens pilot plant to extract rare earth elements from mud

It will be working with Nippon Light Metal to process red bauxite mine residue.

News Aerospace Automotive Energy Manufacturing Business Operations Operations Production Sustainability Technology

March 14, 2012  

Metals and minerals scarcity

A PwC report says shrinking supplies of critical metals and minerals could seriously affect seven key industrial sectors over the next five years.