Precious metal funds have the fourth largest inflow this week as investors play it safe
Precious metal funds saw the fourth largest inflow of new money and investment grade funds sucked in money, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) announced on Friday. The reason is the growing trade tensions between China and the US and concerns about global growth. Gold and its derivatives are, as always, safe havens in such times. In the case of shares [...]
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Can the metal supply keep up with the demand for electric vehicles?
Battery raw materials could suffer from supply bottlenecks in the mid-2020s There is a complex chemistry of metals in every electric vehicle battery - cobalt, lithium, nickel and more. The electrification of transport is changing the demand and supply of these battery raw materials. In fact, we expect double-digit growth in battery raw materials for the next decade. And our recent research suggests [...]
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Current rare earth projects
Current rare earth projects with associated links from the societies. If you miss a company or a project, we will be happy to add it to you. Project Country Operator Ticker Symbol MR (Mt) TREO (wt%) TREO (Mt) In Situ TREO US $ / Mt (MR) Aksu Diamas TUR AMR Mineral Metal Inc. N / A 494.0 0.07 0.345 9.92 Araxá BRA MBAC Fertilizer […]
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Rare earth production in Canada
Rare earth production in Canada will start in 2020 Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 elements that are referred to as lanthanide series in the periodic table of elements. Although scandium and yttrium are not real REEs, they are also included in this categorization, as they have similar properties to the lanthanoids and [...]
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China's US trade is collapsing again, but exports are rising due to higher demand from Asian neighbors
China's unexpected surge in exports in July was due to trading with Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea to offset the decline in sales to the US. According to analysts, trade between the US and China is expected to continue to decline, with a devaluation of the yuan likely not to offset higher tariffs The first year of the tariff war between […]
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Largest European production center for lithium-ion batteries & charging systems in intralogistics - JT Energy Systems expands capacities
- Comprehensive strategic investment in future technology lithium-ion - Early expansion of production capacities for the rapidly growing electrical market - 42.000 sqm plant on 240.000 sqm land area - Creation of up to 200 jobs in the first step JT Energy Systems takes over the former Solarworld plant in Freiberg near Dresden. The beginning of 2019 by Jungheinrich AG and [...]
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Can the Silk Route and New Road Plans Counter Trade War in China's Northeastern Ports?
The region around the rust belt is concentrating on attracting more companies from Japan and South Korea to the use of the subsidized sea-to-rail service, a signature of the Belt and Road Initiative Liaoning, whose fourth largest export market is the USA, wants over the port of Dalian establish connections to Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia The ports in the north-east of China [...]
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ISE Fact sheet 2019 Rare earths - important resources for high technology
ISE Fact sheet 2019 Rare earths - important resources for high technology High-tech and environmental applications of rare earth elements (rare earths) have dramatically increased in diversity and importance over the past four decades. Many of these applications are highly specific, since the substitutes for the rare earths are inferior or unknown, the rare earths have acquired a technological importance, [...]
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Exports of rare earths declined by 27% in June, which may affect US manufacturing
Jul 25.07.2019, 3.966 - China exported 26,8 tons of rare earths in June, a decrease of XNUMX percent compared to the previous year. This emerges from data released Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs (GAC). Analysts said the reduced exports would put pressure on the US and could affect a wide range of US manufacturing industries [...]
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Is the FCEV the solution for electromobility?
24.07.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX - Do electric cars only drive better with batteries or fuel cells? At the moment, car manufacturers are mainly focusing on all-electric cars. But doesn't the fuel cell vehicle offer more advantages? An analysis. Electric car or fuel cell vehicle? If we want to get climate change under control, then we have to take care of climate-friendly mobility and alternatives to fossil fuel. Currently, the [...]
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