Tata Steel to close Port Talbot blast furnaces

The owners of Port Talbot steelworks have declined a union proposal to sustain blast furnace operations, placing nearly 3,000 jobs at risk

UK tyre recycling plant gets green light

Wastefront has secured an environmental permit for its tyre recycling facility at the Port of Sunderland

COP27: EU and Kazakhstan partner on batteries and renewable hydrogen

They signed an agreement at the UN climate summit in Egypt, with the aim of boosting the green and digital transformation of their economies

EU approves €110m Austrian scheme to support agri-producers hit by rising energy costs

The measure will be open to companies active in the primary agricultural production sector that have been affected by the increase in energy prices, fertilisers and other raw materials

Skyscrapers made of cabbage leaves and orange peel?

Scientists have found a new method to create cement from food scraps

‘Delivering net zero will require massive expansion of mining’

New research suggests demand for raw materials and rare earth metals could surge by 500% in order to deliver the low carbon technologies needed to decarbonise

Jaguar Land Rover invests in blockchain tech firm

The luxury car manufacturer intends to use blockchain to trace sustainable supply chain

‘Don’t recycle coronavirus masks and gloves’

The Confederation of Paper Industries reports an increasing amount of PPE in recycling, which it notes can prove harmful to workers

Risk of “bottleneck” for renewable energy raw materials

Crucial rare earth and raw materials needed for solar panels, energy efficient motors and electric car batteries could be harder to get as demand grows. That’s according to a new report by environmental charity WWF and green energy consultancy Ecofys which warns there’s a risk of a “bottleneck” effect for materials such as lithium, cobalt, […]

More CEOs seeing danger in energy

More than half of CEOs see energy and raw material costs as a threat to their business growth – a three year high according to analysts. The new research shows 53% of CEOs – a 7% increase on last year’s results – said the issue had now overtaken consumer spending and behaviour as one of […]