Gas companies in Europe and America are looking at using the existing gas network to serve industrial “clusters” of hydrogen users in sectors like chemicals,
Category: Geopolitics
Norway’s Newly Discovered Phosphate, Vanadium and Titanium Deposits Now in EU’s Spotlight
The huge deposit of critical raw materials Norway has discovered could make the European Union less dependent on Russia and China and boost the bloc’s
EU’s Palm Oil Policy U-Turn: Why Has Brussels Quietly Changed Its Mind on Palm Oil Ban
A remarkable thing happened at the EU-ASEAN summit on 1 December 2020 – the European Union agreed to a new conciliatory approach to palm oil.
Import Duties Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports Threaten US Farmers’ Access to Key Fertilizers
Duty-driven supply tightness will likely sustain higher prices of MAP and DAP, both popular cropping fertilizers, in the United States ahead of the spring as
OCP Group Ranked 3rd Worldwide in Sustainability Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility
The OCP Group was recently the subject of two new ratings by the international agencies Vigeo Eiris and Sustainalytics, respectively specialized in the evaluation of
China’s Rare Earth Threat: Trump Declares National Emergency for Critical Minerals
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to expand the nation’s domestic mining industry and reduce its dependence on
Africa’s Natural Resources, COVID-19 Pandemic and Urgency for Economic Diversification
The low level of economic diversification in Africa is a leading factor to economic fragility across the continent. The global crisis caused by the COVID-19
Electrolyser Manufacturing: Europe & China Are Locked in Battle for Global Supremacy
While China currently produces the cheapest electrolysers in the world, Europe leads on innovative technologies which are better suited to produce green hydrogen seen by
Potash & (Geo)Politics: Belarus Stops Some Potash Output, Sending Jitters Through Commodity Markets
Belarus state-owned mining company JSC Belaruskali is key player in the country’s economy and global fertilizer business as well as a major supplier of fertiliser
Russia‘s $1.5bn Strategic Plan Aspires to Dent China’s Rare Earth Dominance
Russia plans investment of $1.5-billion in rare earth minerals, critical to the defence, renewable energy sectors and telecommunications, with the aims to become the biggest