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The legislation for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers passed in the UK House of Commons on 21 January 2025 with votes 351 for to 74 against the bill.

A global institute is unveiled to assess the implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management.

Ma’aden seeks to accelerate discovery and development of mineral resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through new agreements.

PackUK, the scheme to administer Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR), formally launches today (21 January 2025). 

Five non-executive directors appointed to Great British Energy’s start-up board to help deliver the government’s Plan for Change.

The Advanced Carbons Council (ACC) has launched as a global trade association to support the production, adoption and use of engineered advanced carbons.

An independent review finds a flaw in the 'third-party engineered design of the heap leach pad' as the most likely cause of the heap leach failure at Çöpler gold mine in Türkiye last year.

EPFL research centre in Switzerland is launching an education programme designed specifically for migrants and refugees.

ABB and Epiroc have already implemented the first battery-electric underground trolley truck system at Boliden’s Kristineberg mine, Sweden.

A £410mln investment seeks to accelerate fusion energy development, with a further £51.9mln available for businesses adopting emissions-cutting projects.

The Association projects a significant decline in demand for cement by 2050.

How a circular economy for the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) could be achieved is outlined in a new report.

Researchers from Stockholm University, Sweden, and Biorefinery Laboratory, Latvia, have produced an alternative to synthetic wood coatings.

Sixteen British critical minerals companies join a trade mission to Saudi Arabia.

After three years, the Transforming the Foundations Industries Research and Innovation Hub (TransFIRe) ends their work with a published report.

Th UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) say there is potential for up to 10x production cost-savings for reduced activation steel.

The brokerage will go to Germany and Spain from January to March 2025 on visits relating to hydrogen, batteries and smart manufacturing.

EIT RawMaterials calls for €4bln to bridge Europe's raw materials research, innovation and education gap.

Seventy-two countries have significantly increased their interventionist policies and protectionism over the past five years, according to research firm Maplecroft.

More than 2,000 experts in materials science, engineering, innovation, policy, and industry were consulted to develop the strategy.