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Advanced Manufacturing and Production
What is an access-based business model and how can it tackle waste and protect resources?
An access-based sustainable business model encourages responsible consumption through sharing and hiring. But could this be applied to manufacturing?
Emerging Technologies
New lightweight material is stronger than steel and as light as plastic
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets and could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones.
Energy
Clean energy transition: how can we meet the metals demand?
3 billion tons of metal could be needed in the clean energy transition to create technology such as electric vehicle battery packs.
Mining and Metals
The answer to the aluminium industry's emissions issue? Aluminium's infinite recyclability
As demand grows for aluminium to further the global energy transition, we must gather, sort and recycle it more efficiently to reduce the industry's emissions toll
Mining and Metals
5 talent sourcing strategies for the future workforce of mining and metals companies
The traditional methods of finding and retaining talent in mining and metals companies need updating to reflect employees with new skillsets and values.
Decarbonizing Energy
The energy transition needs metals. But it needs social awareness too
The new importance of ESG investments means companies extracting metal to supply clean-energy tech will have to pay more attention to their social impact
Climate Change
This is how much of the Earth's surface humans have modified
14.6% of the world's land area, an area greater than Russia, has been modified by humans, according to researchers.
Advanced Materials
All the metals we mine each year, in one visualization
Billions of tonnes of metal were mined in 2019 - but which were the most mined?
Energy
How can we decarbonize the mining and cement industries?
With clean energy technologies requiring more minerals than fossil fuel-based counterparts, mining and cement industries both have a key role to play in the transition.
Digital Communications
This graphic shows what your smartphone is made of
While the combination of metals in a smartphone may vary, most smartphones can carry roughly 80% of the stable elements that are on the periodic table.
Sweden
This company has delivered the world's first fossil-free steel
HYBRIT delivered the first fossil-free steel to a customer in Sweden, only a year after starting test operations at its pilot plant in Lulea.
Mining and Metals
How can we accelerate decarbonization methods in the mining and cement industry?
The mining and cement industries contribute over 10% of the world’s CO₂ emissions, but demand in both industries remains high and decarbonisation efforts should be accelerated.
One Trillion Trees
The organization planting millions of trees in old coal mines
Reforesting surface-mined land can be tricky – but this US nonprofit is doing just that to help reduce the impact of climate change and create local jobs.
Batteries
What is 'bioleaching' and how could it make EV batteries more sustainable?
Electric vehicles' batteries require metals like lithium. These can be recycled from existing batteries through bioleaching, using microbes to oxidise metal.
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
What global steel production has looked like over the last 50 years
Steel is the foundation of our buildings, vehicles, and industries, with 1,864 million metric tons of crude steel produced in 2020, according to the World Steel Association.
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