In the past five years, the acceleration of the energy transition, geopolitical pressures and political volatility have brought critical minerals to the fore. Energy security now extends to the reliable and adequate supply of...more
Geopolitics, which dominated mining & metals sentiment in 2024, promises to further fragment markets in 2025. To understand the market landscape, White & Case conducted its ninth annual survey of industry participants....more
1/15/2025
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations
In December 2023 – January 2024, we conducted a straw poll of 240 decision makers in the mining & metals sector via an online survey. While the findings are subject to the limitations of sample-based information, they do...more
2/1/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Economy ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Natural Resources ,
Supply Chain
China is looking beyond its borders to maximize the returns from the minerals needed to make the energy transition happen.
China is one of the biggest producers of the critical minerals and rare earth elements that are...more
The market is buzzing with speculation and activity across the battery supply chain -
With the World Economic Forum pegging the global battery market to be worth around US$100 billion by 2025, understanding the emerging...more
11/16/2019
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Batteries ,
Blockchain ,
Business Opportunities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Storage ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Supply Chain
Mounting pressure on businesses to gain clarity on their social and environmental footprint will challenge corporate operations in 2019. New risks are present but there are also opportunities for companies willing actively to...more
4/5/2019
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Climate Change ,
Common Law Torts ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Investors ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Native American Issues ,
Parent Corporation ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Resource Extraction ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency