— Poor demand conditions, driven by ongoing factors such as high energy prices, persistent inflation, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, are exacerbated by a manufacturing crisis …

 — The German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) expects the global demand for lithium to double or even triple by 2025 (Schmidt 2017). A more detailed study expects the German demand for lithium to …

 — The current global rare-earth element (REE) supply chain is highly imbalanced and tightly controlled by just a few countries. Such an imbalance of the critical metals supply chain poses a significant challenge to the energy-transition strategies and the national security of many countries. This issue of MRS Bulletin delves into the materials …

 — The World Bank's metals and minerals price index rose 9 percent in April 2024 (m/m), following a relatively stable first quarter. Recent price increases reflected positive sentiment about stronger demand amid concerns of supply disruptions for some key metals. Base metal prices are expected to remain steady in 2024, before rising …

Budenheim, Germany, July 10, 2024 – BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) commenced construction of its first state-of-the-art production facility for green hydrogen and fuel cell components in Budenheim, Germany, near Frankfurt. The products produced at this site will include newly developed low-iridium-loaded catalyst ...

While the level of metal and steel business failures was low over the past twelve months, an increase of about 2%-3% is expected in H2 of 2019 and in 2020. Our underwriting stance is mainly neutral to cautious for …

 — Accordingly, this extensive review explores the projected long-term status of six major metals—iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, and nickel—with around 200 data …

 — This contrasts with limited research on individual countries and regions (e.g., Germany (Viebahn et al., 2015), USA ... The resulting cumulative metal demand between 2020 and 2050 is 2.6 kt of Ag, 7176 kt of Al, 0.1 kt of Au, 4251 kt of Cu, 166 kt of Co, 226 kt of Li, 710 kt of Mn, 823 kt of Ni, 45 kt of Dy+Nd and 0.1 kt of Pd+Pt. ...

 — The required pace of transition means that the availability of certain raw materials will need to be scaled up within a relatively short time scale—and, in certain cases, at volumes ten times or more than the current market size—to prevent shortages and keep new-technology costs competitive (see sidebar "Rare-earth metals").

 — The demand for rare earth metals is tied to the demand for their applications, which in turn depends on end-user industries. This creates a complex supply chain, adding to the final cost to …

Zimmermann et al. analyzed the material flows for Germany till 2050 using a statistical method and find that the demand for iron, steel, and aluminum would not surpass 6% of existing consumption. Shammugam et al. [ 26 ] …

Through a €35 million investment, Heraeus is meeting the increased demand for recycling and further expanding its market-leading position in Europe. ... Heraeus Precious Metals invests about 35 million euros in the expansion of precious metals recycling in Hanau, Germany. Hanau, 16 th May 2023.

The metal industry is permanently faced with the challenge of fluctuating demand, volatile raw material costs and persistent pressure on margins. In some markets, there are also …

 — The clean energy transition needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change could unleash unprecedented metals demand in coming decades, requiring as much as 3 billion tons. A typical electric vehicle …

 — Non-ferrous metals. The energy demand for the production of non-ferrous metals mostly results from producing aluminum, copper and from foundries. Altogether, they had a natural gas demand of 11.6 TWh/a in 2018 [54], with primary aluminum having the highest energy consumption. Accordingly, we focused on primary aluminum for the site …

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332 C. Hagelüken et al. Germany's inventory of PGMs in fabricated products stands at around 240 tonnes and that recycling from this covers just under half of the country's annual gross demand.

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Iron and steel make up a core component for the real estate sector. Demand for these metals is set to continue given strong growth expectations for the residential and commercial building industry. The Government of India has also helped in the development of the metals and mining sector in India by launching key policy initiatives.

In 2024, conditional on more favourable developments in the industrial outlook and increased steel demand, apparent steel consumption is projected to recover at a lower rate than previously estimated (+5.6%, formerly +7.6%). The overall evolution of steel demand remains subject to very high uncertainty.

 — The metals and mining sector will supply the high quality raw materials needed to transition to greener energy sources, including batteries. If companies can provide sustainable materials—those with a low CO 2 footprint—they might capture a green premium, since demand is ramping up for such products. It may be difficult to provide ...

The steel industry is vital to making Germany a climate-neutral, economically strong location: transition makes the reduction of 30 per cent of all industrial emissions in Ger - …

 — Germany, Spain, and Belgium were the leading exporters of iron and steel products to the UK. The steel and metal industry is essential to the United Kingdom's manufacturing sector.

 — The first question is how far current metals production is stretched and whether existing reserves can provide for the energy transition. Given the projected increase in metals consumption through …

 — Globally, total silver demand is forecast to ease by 10% to reach 1.14 billion ounces in 2023. Gains in industrial applications will be offset by losses in all other key segments. Despite the fall, total demand remains elevated by historical standards, making the 2023 figure the second highest in Metals Focus' data series.

 — This study provides scenarios toward 2050 for the demand of five metals in electricity production, cars, and electronic appliances. The metals considered are copper, tantalum, neodymium, cobalt, and lithium. The study shows how highly technology-specific data on products and material flows can be used in integrated assessment models to …

Zimmermann et al. analyzed the material flows for Germany till 2050 using a statistical method and find that the demand for iron, steel, and aluminum would not surpass 6% of existing consumption. Shammugam et al. [ 26 ] evaluated raw material requirements for the wind energy sector in Germany and suggested that Cu and Dy have been highlighted ...

 — The global demand for platinum-group metals (PGMs), including Pt, Pd, and Rh, far exceeds the supply of natural resources.The scarce and inhomogeneous distribution of the resources, high production costs, and serious environmental risks stimulate the recycling of PGMs from spent automotive catalysts (SAC).

 — The German metals and steel sector rebounded in 2021 and early 2022, due to a high amount of orders from key buyer industries as well as the domestic economic …

 — 3.1 Forecast of electrolysis capacity in Germany until 2050. Before analysing the criticality of specific materials, the required quantity of electrolysers for each of the three technologies (AEL; PEMEL, HTEL—compare Section 1) until 2050 is modelled by applying the simulation tool REMod-D, thus determining the future demand for materials for this …