The land, naval, aerospace and guided weapons sectors need these critical raw materials. Despite efforts to mitigate the supply risk, the EU currently relies mainly on China. NATO and the EU have ...

Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has commenced a stakeholder engagement towards the Africa Raw Materials Summit scheduled for May 20 to 22, 2025. The RMRDC delegation for ...

The raw materials needed to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe plant operating have been paid for, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said - but she would not be drawn on when they would arrive.

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive ...

Plastic pollution ... The material can also be produced from recycled cellulose — think old clothing — boosting its eco-credentials and cutting down the need for new raw materials.

Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world is manufactured from recycled materials, a study shows. Researchers who tracked the global plastics supply chain ...

Beijing’s response to punitive US tariffs could create yet another headache for Chinese copper smelters, already grappling with a shortage of raw materials and plummeting profits. China’s ...

A supply of raw materials needed in order to keep Scunthorpe steel plant operating have been paid for, Angela Rayner has said. The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ...

The sheet was not only as strong as conventional plastics, but also non-flammable, colorless and transparent, giving it great versatility. Importantly, the sheets degraded back into raw materials when ...

A general view of blast furnaces at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, England, Monday April 14, 2025. (Peter Byrne, Pool Photo via AP) 31,281 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can ...

A waterproof, plant-based material that degrades quickly in the ocean could offer a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics in cups and straws. Transparent paperboard is, like cellophane ...