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March 2021
29 March 2021
Market sources in China’s rare-earth sector have reported that there have been continued shipments of material from Myanmar, with no disruptions resulting from the recent military coup in the country and the subsequent waves of mass protests.
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23 March 2021
MP Materials, the largest rare-earth miner in the United States, ramped up production by 40% in 2020, the company reported on March 18.
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19 March 2021
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced on Tuesday March 16 a ‘roadmap’ of the investments needed for the world to hit the climate change targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Fastmarkets looks at what these plans would mean for mineral demand.
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12 March 2021
Western rare earth market participants called for governments to step up and further support non-Chinese supply chains at a webinar run by the Rare Earth Industry Association on Thursday March 11.
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10 March 2021
The United States’ transition to new energy will require increased domestic mineral production, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday March 9.
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05 March 2021
US uranium producer Energy Fuels has signed a deal to ship mixed rare earth carbonate for processing in Estonia.
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04 March 2021
China will actively promote the development of offshore wind power as part of its effort to build clean energy infrastructure across the country, according to a carbon neutrality action plan issued by State Grid Corp of China on Monday March 1.
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03 March 2021
Inner Mongolia will be the first region to start China's drive to reduce energy-hungry industrial projects such as coking coal from 2021 onward, a draft notice seen by Fastmarkets said.
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February 2021
26 February 2021
United States President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday February 24 intended to secure his nation’s supply chains through a review of critical products, which will include computer chips and batteries.
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24 February 2021
The Chinese government has announced record high rare earth output quotas for the first half of 2021.
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18 February 2021
Chinese state media has attempted to calm fears of a long-anticipated squeeze on rare earth supplies to the US defense industry.
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18 February 2021
All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17.
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12 February 2021
Northern Minerals will raise $20 million of new capital to fast-track its commercial rare earth production.
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11 February 2021
A steady stream of unfunded yet highly prospective opportunities in the battery minerals space led Sir Mick Davis to form investment company Vision Blue Resources (VBR) earlier this year - after raising $60 million in the first few weeks, it’s already made its first investment and more will soon follow, Davis told Fastmarkets.
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10 February 2021
South Korean president Moon Jae-in unveiled plans on Friday February 5 for a $48.5 billion project to construct the world’s largest wind power plant.
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03 February 2021
New energy companies are turning to the soaring equity markets to fund their future expansion.