E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia The demand for nickel for cathodes will multiply by 2030. So far, the emerging EU battery industry has been dependent on Russian nickel. Because of the war in Ukraine, nickel from Indonesia is very popular. There, however, mining threatens primeval forests and isolated indigenous peoples. Joko Widodo's popularity limited […]
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Auto industry biggest driver for cobalt mining
The automotive industry is the biggest driver of cobalt mining The continuing miserable mining conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are casting a shadow over the otherwise clean image of electromobility. Even if there are now alternatives, cobalt will remain indispensable for electric cars in the medium term. Despite price volatility and sometimes inhumane working conditions, global mining increased to 2021 tons in 175.000, according to The Cobalt Institute. Corresponding […]
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Rare earth and metal prices on ISE Quotes January 2023
Prices for pure metals and metal products Dear users of ISE Online Quotes, we get our metal prices from many different sources and calculate an average price from them. However, our database does not create a new price if more than 30% of the indications are missing. Unfortunately, this is the case every year during the Chinese New Year celebrations. During this time you will receive […]
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Lithium industry: need for improvement in carbon footprint and water consumption
Lithium industry: need for improvement in the CO2 balance and water consumption No matter which battery chemistry will prevail in electric cars in the coming years: lithium will remain an irreplaceable component in traction batteries in the future. The demand for the light metal will increase dramatically in the coming years - and with it the ecological problems associated with mining. Demand […]
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ISE AG now in the heart of Lucerne
The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG has moved into its new headquarters. After a long search for a suitable property, ISE AG has found it in the heart of Lucerne. The house at Rhyn, which was built by the Schultheiss family in the 16th century. was built, consists of two components in its current form. The front building […]
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Newsletter – The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG at Wikipedia
The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG at Wikipedia ISE Newsletter Scroll down for information in English Content: The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG at Wikipedia Summary: The institute for rare earth elements and metals at Wikipedia Scroll down for information in English The Institute [...]
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The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals has been added to Wikipedia
Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG has been added to Wikipedia Companies are included in the world's largest encyclopedia if they either generate annual sales of more than 100 million euros or if they simply deserve to be mentioned. We are therefore very pleased to be included in this group. In the following months, the […]
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ISE opens representative office in Dubai
ISE Newsletter Scroll down for information in German Content: ISE now also offers its service in Dubai Summary: ISE now also offers its service in Dubai Scroll down for information in German Dear friends of the ISE, in recent years we have seen a sharp increase Demand to […]
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ISE Newsletter March 25, 2022
ISE high security storage in the free zone of Zurich ISE Newsletter Scroll down for information in Deutsch Content: ISE high security storage in the free zone of Zurich Summary: ISE high security storage in the free zone of Zurich Scroll down for information in Deutsch Dear friends of the ISE, we are happy to welcome you to announce that we now have further […]
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ISE Newsletter of February 25, 2022
ISE Newsletter Scroll down for information in German Content: Cooperation with Russian companies in the Ukraine crisis Summary: Cooperation with Russian companies in the Ukraine crisis Scroll down for information in German Russian customers We have been refusing any cooperation with Russian companies since February 25, 2022 . Our Russian […]
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