ZaELuS

#CircularEconomy #CleanTech Advanced R&D and Applied Innovation Platform. Upgrading brick-and-mortar tech. New uses. Energy efficiency. Waste and NOx reduction.

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

"When our interests align, we act together with focused resolve," ... "When our interests diverge, we adjust pragmatically without the drama or the moralising. I think Western Europe might take note."

[Reuters @Reuters]

US castigates Europe over defence spend as NATO reassures Asia https://t.co/Yk9GiJl3Zy https://t.co/Yk9GiJl3Zy

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✨To watch👇

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The EU will step up efforts to reduce its economic reliance on China and protect its industries from a glut of cheap imports, under new proposals drafted by Brussels that are due to be discussed by leaders next month.

https://t.co/iFzkbcLmkf

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

The Multi Trillion $ Rare Earth Crisis

[Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) @chigrl]

US Needs Another Decade to Fix $1.2 Trillion Rare Earth Crisis

The stakes have grown more urgent amid the Iran war. The US may have already drawn down more than half its prewar stockpile of key munitions, an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found. Much of the technology depends on heavy rare earths with few viable substitutes. Japan has spent more than a decade trying to reduce its reliance on Chinese rare earths, yet China still accounts for 76% of its supply — underscoring the difficulty of diversification. For the heavies, dependence is even higher: Nearly 100% until last year.

Economic exposure is significant: About 4% of US GDP, or roughly $1.2 trillion, comes from industries that use rare earths. Some could face shutdowns if China halted supplies, according to Bloomberg Economics. (Bloomberg)

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

Greta?
… just kidding

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Germany considers ramping up coal power to avert energy crisis https://t.co/grvjiS9l8R

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The war against Iran is exposing a critical weakness for Europe’s militaries: it imports over 90 percent of the crude converted to jet fuel, which could leave aircraft grounded in a prolonged crisis.

https://t.co/siIGSA4i3j

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

Unacceptable!
“… the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with the official Guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass.”

[Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem @LPJerusalem]

بيان مشترك من البطريركية اللاتينية في القدس وحراسة الأراضي المقدسة.

Joint Press Release: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land.

https://t.co/ujB3t50j67

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

Focus on “domestic”:

•Domestic Critical Minerals Processing from Raw Feedstocks
•Domestic Critical Materials Recycling
•Domestic Battery Materials and Component Manufacturing

#CriticalRawMaterials #CriticalMinerals #mining
#recycling #processing

[U.S. Department of Energy @ENERGY]

https://t.co/kxBsU0QFNA

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

@hagueresearch How could Iran position itself as a new “key global player” in exploring/ mining/ processing/ exporting Critical Raw Materials in the middle of a war? I reckon it is all an academic exercise…

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Innovating and boosting competitiveness for over 9 years!

#MyXAnniversary

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✨Romania🇷🇴

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Top 5 European countries by gold medals in International Science Olympiads 🥇

Mathematics
🇷🇺 Russia — 106
🇭🇺 Hungary — 90
🇷🇴 Romania — 88
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 59
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 57

Physics
🇷🇺 Russia — 99
🇷🇴 Romania — 62
🇭🇺 Hungary — 45
🇩🇪 Germany — 31
🇵🇱 Poland — 24

Informatics
🇷🇺 Russia — 68
🇵🇱 Poland — 45
🇷🇴 Romania — 38
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 29
🇫🇷 France — 26

Chemistry
🇷🇺 Russia — 16
🇷🇴 Romania — 13
🇨🇿 Czechia — 9
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 9
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 8

Biology
🇷🇺 Russia — 22
🇩🇪 Germany — 9
🇭🇺 Hungary — 8
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 6
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 5

Artificial Intelligence
🇷🇺 Russia — 6
🇵🇱 Poland — 4
🇷🇴 Romania — 2
🇸🇪 Sweden — 1
🇭🇺 Hungary — 1
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 1
🇸🇮 Slovenia — 1

Eastern Europe dominates academic Olympiads — quietly, consistently, for decades.
@stats_feed

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

🇺🇸 National Security Strategy focuses on access to critical raw materials.

There is an imperative to reduce Western Hemisphere’s dependency on:
🔹production,
🔹refining,
🔹supply chains,
🔹manufacturing

👉https://t.co/YZhyZVU8QB

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

China will suspend the restrictions on exporting rare earth minerals that it announced in October, and it will resume issuing “general licenses valid for exports of rare earths, gallium, germanium, antimony, and graphite for the benefit of U.S. end users […] around the world.”

[Daily Dose Media & Finance @_DailyDoseMedia]

🚨 Big news! China is rolling back rare earth mineral restrictions! 🇨🇳✨ This could reshape the global supply chain and boost tech industries. Can't wait to see the impact on innovation! 🚀 #RareEarths #China #Technology #GlobalTrade: https://t.co/AJDtdhQDPW

[Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) @chigrl]

The comments under this are priceless

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

“Correcting a filed technical report is a serious but manageable process. […] By acting swiftly, and with guidance from legal counsel, issuers and QPs can maintain credibility and uphold the integrity of public disclosures. “

#mining @Cdn_Mining_Jrnl https://t.co/pwoSJlm3sJ

[RNS Assist @RNS_Assist]

1/14 🧵Rare Earth Elements: 17 metals powering EVs, wind turbines, defence systems.

China controls 68% of mining, 90% of processing.

Market split: magnets, catalysts, phosphors.

Thread on each element's demand, supply risk, investment case.

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China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns

👉https://t.co/x2Lsjm2gq1

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“Which will last longer: China's stranglehold on critical minerals including rare earths, or the U.S.-led grip on advanced chips? The answer will help shape relations between Beijing and Washington for years to come.”

[Reuters @Reuters]

From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Chips-for-rare-earths is US-China circuit breaker https://t.co/xiR2D2wHjh https://t.co/xiR2D2wHjh

[ZaELuS @ZaELuS_tech]

“China dominates the global supply chain for #rareearths, accounting for 90% of refining capacity and around 70% of mined output, but the U.S. has pushed back, signing a deal with its biggest producer MP in July to refine its output domestically.” https://t.co/H9hVBPt9tR

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#Graphite project owned by #SALROM receives exploitation license in 🇷🇴:

https://t.co/C9kKxcKTR2

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Ex-China prices of heavy rare earth oxides (HREO) are significantly higher than domestic Chinese market following export restrictions.
• CIF Europe terbium oxide prices assessed as 267% higher than DDP China in July, as reported by @benchmarkmin #RareEarths Price Assessment