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Australia's International Graphite said on Wednesday it had entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with chemical manufacturer Alkeemia to establish a graphite processing hub in Italy. The project... 

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed production-sharing agreements with several international energy companies following the country's first licensing round in nearly two decades, its... 

Supplying an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, Trafo Power Solutions is providing 13 dry-type transformers for inclusion in e-houses on a remote mine site in Pakistan. The... 

Mining and metals companies are working to maximise production and ensure they produce high-quality products with the lowest possible environmental impact and at competitive prices, and industrial... 

ASX-listed graphite miner and supplier International Graphite (IG6) and European fluorine chemicals producer Alkeemia have signed a binding joint venture (JV) agreement to build a major EU graphite... 

Europe must build its own pricing system for specialty metals and rare earths to reduce reliance on China and unlock investment in mining and processing, Bernd Schaefer, CEO and managing director... 

The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first joint stockpile of critical minerals aimed at reducing its reliance on China, three sources familiar with the... 

South Africa-based Trafo Power Solutions is boosting the power infrastructure of a mining project in Pakistan, being built on one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold reserves. Supplying... 

TSX-listed NextSource Materials reports that a technical team from Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) attended a site visit at the company’s Molo graphite mine,... 

South Africa spelled out a detailed green hydrogen pursuit roadmap at the United Nations Industry Development Organisation (UNIDO) conference attended by 70 countries in Vienna on Wednesday, April... 

The South African packaging industry continues to outperform the country’s GDP growth rate, driven by a number of sustained market forces. Population growth, urbanisation and rising income levels... 

South Africa spelled out a detailed green hydrogen pursuit roadmap at the United Nations Industry Development Organisation (UNIDO) conference attended by 70 countries in Vienna on Wednesday, April... 

As one of the world’s most established producers of industrial minerals for the glass industry, Italy-headquartered Minerali Industriali has joined the global certification and standards programme... 

Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles,... 

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 14% in 2025 to $1.6-trillion, rebounding after two weak years, although most of the increase came from financial flows through global hubs and not new... 

Blencowe Resources has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with an Italian graphite processing company to provide toll beneficiation and purification services for graphite from Orom-Cross. 

London-listed Blencowe Resources has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Italian graphite processing company Alkeemia to provide toll beneficiation and purification services for graphite from its... 

This month saw the achievement of another milestone for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme, which is being developed by the UK-based SKA Observatory (SKAO) and... 

Blencowe Resources has reported high-grade purification testwork results, following trials completed with graphite processing specialist Alkeemia.