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Daimler Truck, MB Energy and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to establish a liquefied hydrogen supply chain to Europe via the Port of Hamburg. Under this... 

Although Mozambique possesses significant long-term potential in critical minerals – particularly graphite – persistent structural challenges continue to raise concerns among investors on the... 

Hino South Africa (SA) is introducing a limited number of diesel-electric hybrid models in its 300 Series range to the local market, says Hino SA VP Anton Falck. “We are initially importing 32... 

The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June... 

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has reached a major milestone with the production of the one-millionth current generation Polo at its Kariega plant, in the Eastern Cape. Lucky number one-million is... 

The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced... 

Australia-based critical minerals miner RZ Resources has been granted approval by New South Wales' Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed with first production from the Copi... 

Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure... 

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh... 

The Iran war is shaping up to be one of the biggest supply shocks in the history of the aluminium market. Gulf production of the metal, which is used across sectors as diverse as transport,... 

Indonesia's plan to route coal exports through a state firm has rattled traders and miners in the world's largest exporter over its viability, at a time when liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply... 

China has cut Japan off from several heavy rare earths and other materials for at least four months, coinciding with a dispute between the two countries over Taiwan, suggesting Beijing is using its... 

London-headquartered mining major Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of eight-billion tonnes of iron-ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment... 

During the first quarter of this year, worldwide AI use increased by 1.5 percentage points to 17.8% of the world’s working age population, up from 16.3% in the second half of 2025, information... 

Gold discounts in India jumped to a record this week as a sharp import duty hike slowed demand and triggered investor selling, while investment demand kept Chinese premiums firm. Dealers in India... 

NextSource Materials has approved a final investment decision for Phase 1 of the proposed project. 

Canadian critical minerals company KAP Minerals and Japanese trading and industrial materials company Hanwa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance a strategic partnership... 

China and the US are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit this week, but Chinese customs data shows Beijing is still throttling shipments of the... 

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has approved a final investment decision for Phase 1 of its proposed battery anode facility (BAF) in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major...