Ambitious EU key materials act to ease supply strains

Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Act aims to bolster regional supplies and supply chains for critical minerals

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Canada may need to move Arctic issues up the agenda

Some recent developments have underlined the challenges that Canada faces in securing its sovereignty in the Arctic

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China could limit supplies of critical rare earth elements in response to any perceived hostile move by Western powers

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Patchy sanctions and deep new buyer discounts are changing minerals markets that Russia, Ukraine and Belarus dominated

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GDP growth was slower than originally expected last year, at 2.7%, and will remain sluggish in 2023

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Bolivia’s economy looks likely to perform better than those of its neighbours this year by several measures

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On January 10, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a USD15bn fund to invest in mining projects abroad

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An export ban on unprocessed lithium heralds tensions with artisanal miners

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Demand for copper from the decarbonisation sector will rise markedly this decade but supply will not keep pace

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Quartz, a key component of the semiconductor value chain, is escaping the constraints of US-China sanctions

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