Tag: critical raw materials
-
Will Europe start treating the economy as an element of national security?
For decades, Europe built its economic strength on the assumption that the broadest possible trade, dispersed supply chains and access to the cheapest global producers increased the wealth…
-
KGHM goes to Africa, but not to the copper‑richest part. The direction of expansion may come as a surprise
KGHM has ambitious plans for foreign expansion. The Polish company is targeting both Americas and wants to invest in Africa. However, to some surprise, it will not be…
-
How did KGHM rise from the depths of Lower Silesia to become a global copper powerhouse?
On 23 March 1957, in the Lower Silesia region near Sieroszowice, a team of geologists led by Dr Jan Wyżykowski struck a copper ore deposit with a metal…
-
KGHM quietly pursues a second copper mine in Chile. Sierra Gorda may get a sister
The distance between the Sierra Gorda and Spence mines is less than ten kilometres in a straight line. KGHM is already in talks with the Australian mining giant…
-
KGHM smashes records. Half-year profit almost equals full-year result
PLN 5.58 billion in net profit for the first half of 2026. In the entire last decade, only once was the full-year result higher. In 2021, KGHM earned…
-
Swedish mining as a guarantor of national security
In late July of this year, the Swedish government recognized the extraction of critical metals and rare earth elements as a matter of national security. It stated that…
-
Electronics recycling may prove more important than opening new mines
In 2026, the global market for critical raw materials faces a fundamental turning point. China controls approximately 60 percent of global mining of rare earth metals used in…
-
China’s economic colonization of the West. Poland among the biggest losers
China has been building its economic advantage since the 1970s, gradually gaining dominance in key sectors of the U.S. economy. The European Union’s trade deficit with China now…
-
Industry crisis in Poland and EU. Paper strategies won’t save the sector
Poland’s first industry congress in Warsaw signalled a bureaucratic breakthrough, but critics highlighted a lack of concrete measures. The European Commission warns of the EU’s 90 percent dependency…
-
Mongolia’s lesson on foreign capital in copper ore mining
The government-media euphoria surrounding Canadian company Lumina Metals’ proposal to build a new copper mine near Nowa Sól is strikingly reminiscent of what happened much earlier in distant…
Olivia Masskey
Carter
is a writer covering health, tech, lifestyle, and economic trends. She loves crafting engaging stories that inform and inspire readers.
