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Graphene lends strength to food packaging

1 week ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

Scientists from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering have tapped into the superlative properties of graphene to develop water- and oil-resistant coatings that strengthen paper-based food packaging while offering a safer, more sustainable alternative to plastic and forever chemicals.
Arkansas sets lithium royalty standard

1 week ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

Settling a longstanding dispute between lithium developers and local landowners, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC) voted 9-0 in favor of a 2.5% royalty rate for lithium drawn up from underground brine reservoirs during the initial phase of production at Smackover Lithium's South West Arkansas project.
Ark. lawmakers call for vanadium stockpile

1 week ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

Under pressure from Arkansas lawmakers, the Pentagon is being urged to immediately begin stockpiling domestically produced vanadium – a critical metal dominated by Russian and Chinese supply chains – to shore up U.S. reserves, reduce defense vulnerabilities, and catalyze increased production at US Vanadium's existing operations.
China tightens energy minerals grip

2 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

Even as Western governments ramp up efforts to secure critical mineral supply chains, the International Energy Agency warns that global dependency on a few nations – primarily China – is growing. This tightening grip poses heightened risks to energy security, industrial competitiveness, and clean energy ambitions.
Ohio battery firm reimagines cobalt refining

2 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

America's dependence on foreign nations for critical minerals, especially China, stems largely from a lack of domestic refining capacity. Ohio-based Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. aims to shift this paradigm with a breakthrough single-step process to sustainably refine cobalt, a metal essential to electric vehicles, aerospace, and consumer tech.
A new cycle for Lime e-bike magnets

2 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

Leveraging a 270,000-vehicle micromobility fleet nearing retirement, rare earth recycler Cyclic Materials Inc. has joined forces with Lime to harvest and process the neodymium-iron-boron magnets from its soon-to-be decommissioned e-bike and scooter motors across North America, inaugurating the first large-scale magnet recycling program for shared electric vehicles and unlocking a new urban stream of critical rare earth elements.
Alaska-Montana antimony solution emerges

2 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

As China's halt on antimony exports squeezes markets, United States Antimony Corp. (USAC) is mobilizing an all-American supply chain anchored in Alaska and Montana to mitigate the mounting risk to U.S. industry and defense.
U.S., UAE forge $4B domestic aluminum deal

3 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

On the final day of a high-level U.S. business delegation to the Middle East, President Donald Trump joined Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi, where Emirates Global Aluminium announced its intent to build a $4 billion primary aluminum production facility in Oklahoma, formalized in a memorandum of understanding with the state and included as part of a $200 billion package of commercial agreements.
Partnership to reshape aluminum production

3 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

In a move to streamline and modernize aluminum production, Iceland-based DTE has partnered with Canada's Dynamic Concept to deliver a real-time melt analysis system integrated with automated metal handling – offering producers a unified solution to boost efficiency and cut emissions.
DOD injects $18.4M into Ucore REE tech

3 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | Shane Lasley

The U.S. Department of Defense is investing $18.4 million to accelerate Ucore Rare Metals' installation of a commercial-scale RapidSX rare earth separation technology capable of producing six of the rare earth elements most critical to the U.S.Developed by Ucore's subsidiary Innovation Metals Corp., RapidSX is a next-generation upgrade to the traditional solvent extraction method used for rare earth separation.