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In a move that may have far-reaching consequences, China, one of the world’s leading producers of critical minerals, on Monday announced export controls on two technology-critical elements, gallium (Ga) and germanium (Ge), sending shockwaves through the global market.

The team of miners is collecting volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) samples from the rubble in the western part of the clearing to determine base and precious metal content and to validate the historical grades. Geological mapping is also underway.

A proverbial stone’s throw from Hastings (about 25km) is Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE) with its Yin discovery at the Mangaroon project, which contains “significantly higher” NdPr as a fraction of the rare earth oxides than most other rare earth element (REE) deposits globally.

Namibia has banned the export of unprocessed lithium and other critical minerals, the government announced on Thursday, as it seeks to profit from growing global demand for metals used in clean energy technologies.

Valmet - a developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries - has introduced the Valmet Brown Stock analyzer to complement its online pulp quality analyzer family.

The paper division at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has reported that the prices being paid for recovered paper are falling due to low demand globally, with UK recyclers also warning that a fall in the packaging recovery note (PRN) price is hitting them.

Plastic has become the world’s most vilified material, especially for single-use packaging. It’s not only environmentally damaging; it’s become socially unacceptable. Paper is the environmentally superior alternative to plastic. Except, what if it’s not?

A simple technique to make paper bags stronger, even when wet, would make them more reusable—and they can still be used for biofuel at the end

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund eyes acquiring a “significant” minority stake in Middle East Paper Co. as the sovereign fund aims to broaden its investments in local businesses.

In 2022, industry leaders ExxonMobil, Cyclyx Intl., Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA announced the intention to be successful US launch of a circular food packaging proof-of-concept leveraging advanced recycling. During a successful demo, plastic waste was collected from grocery stores, diverting it from landfills.