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US Critical Mineral Dependency Hits Crisis Point: New USGS Report Reveals Deepening China Chokehold
09 Feb 2026 08:10 GMT
… chemistry. Tantalum runs capacitors in everything from smartphones … cuts both ways.
China has already demonstrated willingness … ' rare earth refining in California, Energy Fuels … Japan and South Korea need rare earths for electronics and defense. India …
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India’s Rudra Brigades And The New Logic Of Warfighting
09 Feb 2026 07:09 GMT
… how Rudra Brigades operationalise India’s evolving Dynamic Response … alters crisis dynamics in South Asia. For Pakistan, the … 3] Instead, it is refining them into more agile, … surveillance and loitering munition strike capacity. Rudra provides the manoeuvre …
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India To Join Pax Silica – Analysis
09 Feb 2026 04:52 GMT
… accord include Greece, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the … capacity.
The corridors are built on the existing capabilities of IREL (India … rare earth extraction and refining facilities in Odisha and … was exposed recently when China tightened export controls …
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How China Uses Critical Materials to Divide the Transatlantic Alliance
09 Feb 2026 05:47 GMT
… mandating extensive disclosure requirements, China would gain continuous, structured … asymmetry. While China’s own stockpiles, processing capacities, and allocation … financial support for domestic refining and processing capacity.
This divergence creates …
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India's Russian Oil Imports Drop to Lowest Level in Over 3 Years
08 Feb 2026 15:19 GMT
… 's share of India's total crude … , American oil shipments to India surged 31% in value to … reported Tuesday that Indian refineries would necessitate a transition … barrels further limits alternative supply capacity, media noted.
Indian authorities …
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China poised to 'dominate' AI and manufacturing backed by leading power capacity: Elon Musk
08 Feb 2026 15:15 GMT
… cited ore refining as a core example, estimating that China processes roughly … , which means that China's industrial capacity is roughly three times … content because China's doing twice as much refining work as …
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Near a refinery for Venezuelan oil, U.S. residents plead: Please buy our homes
08 Feb 2026 14:58 GMT
… vessels bound for China and elsewhere, prioritizing shipments to refineries along what … big molecules into smaller ones.
Refining sulfur-heavy crude uses more … , has more than tripled its capacity since opening in 1963. Chevron …
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Dan Kunle Insists Nigeria’s Refineries Can’t Work Under Government Control, Urges Privatisation, Forensic Probe Of Billions Spent
08 Feb 2026 14:15 GMT
… 2007, to Indorama of Indonesia, They bought majority share … 2007, to Indorama of Indonesia, They have turned it … .”
He praised the refinery’s capacity and product quality. … Dangote Refinery coming onstream. Without it and domestic refining capacity, our …
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India's Russian Oil Imports Drop to Lowest Level in Over 3 Years
08 Feb 2026 14:13 GMT
… 's share of India's total crude … , American oil shipments to India surged 31% in value to … reported Tuesday that Indian refineries would necessitate a transition … barrels further limits alternative supply capacity, media noted.
Indian authorities …
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Trump removes 25% penal tariff: What happens if India stops buying Russian crude oil?
08 Feb 2026 12:57 GMT
… refining capabilities/ margins of refiners. Though Russia’s share in India … India ramped up its crude oil import from Russia, the West Asian … suitable to Indian refiners. India has already seen … and limited capacity of Indian refiners to process …