Europe’s steel decarbonisation is increasing competition for high-quality scrap, direct-reduced iron (DRI), hot-briquetted iron (HBI) and suitable iron ore pellets. The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) makes the emissions
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The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) treats nickel differently depending on its product form. Ferronickel falls within the covered iron-and-steel tariff scope, while refined nickel under Chapter 75 remains
Between October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026, 26 articles were published. Most-read in this period 1. Cobalt Blue Secures Swiss Trader Offtake Term Sheet for Kwinana Cobalt Refinery October
Europe’s ferromanganese supply chain faces a procurement framework in which verified production emissions and electricity sources increasingly influence the cost of supplying the EU market. While manganese ore can enter
Ferrochrome production emissions are becoming an additional factor in the competitiveness of alloy suppliers serving Europe, as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) brings the smelting stage into the
Europe’s transition from blast-furnace steelmaking to direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric-arc furnace (EAF) production is changing the economics of metallic feedstocks, with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Iron ore pellet producers supplying the European Union face growing pressure to measure and verify emissions from processing, as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) covers agglomerated iron ores and
Europe is expanding domestic mining, refining and recycling capacity for critical raw materials, while the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) remains focused on six original sectors and selected downstream products.
Europe’s carbon-border policy faces potential expansion into copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths, materials essential to electricity grids, batteries, wind turbines, electronics and defence. Most remain outside the
Europe’s efforts to strengthen mineral supply security extend beyond mining, as energy-intensive refining and smelting operations face competitive pressure from differences in electricity prices and carbon costs between regions. While