Latest news on rare earths and strategic raw materials
TOPSTORY
Politics Increasingly Shapes Raw Material Markets – Market Report Q4/2025
What shaped the markets for critical raw materials in the fourth quarter?
NEWS
ANALYSES, BACKGROUND, INTERVIEWS
Led Street Lighting: A Contribution to Climate Protection
Compulsory photovoltaics, more wind turbines - climate protection measures are on everyone's lips. Street lighting, however, is rarely mentioned in this context even though converting to LED technology would save energy, CO2 emissions, and electricity costs.
Selective Sulfidation Promises Greener Rare Earth Production
A new method developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) involving sulfidation promises to make the rare earth refinement process easier, cheaper, and greener.
Innovative Hydrogen Storage: Nano Pralines Made of Palladium
Storing hydrogen has been difficult until now. Tiny palladium particles could be the breakthrough.










