. April

Solikamsk Magnesium Plant (SMZ, part of the mining division of State Corporation Rosatom, managed by JSC Rosatom Nedra) has unveiled a strategy to develop its own technological platform for separating rare-earth metals (REMs). - “To ensure Russia’s strategic resource sovereignty, it is essential not only to possess our own separation technology but also to localize the production of all necessary components,” stated Alexander Stepanov, Director of Investments and Development at SMZ. Mr. Stepanov ...

"This [mutual interest of Russian and American companies] is merely the initial stage following a period in which our relations reached their lowest point. Substantial efforts will be required to rectify the situation," Peskov stated. He added that US companies have shown interest in participating in joint projects for the extraction of rare earth metals, but no specific details have emerged thus far. "Some of them [American companies] have expressed interest. There are no specifics at this ...

"This [mutual interest of Russian and American companies] is merely the initial stage following a period in which our relations reached their lowest point. Substantial efforts will be required to rectify the situation," Peskov stated. He added that US companies have shown interest in participating in joint projects for the extraction of rare earth metals, but no specific details have emerged thus far. "Some of them [American companies] have expressed interest. There are no specifics at this ...