REMX News and Press, VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals From 11/18/21

After the third quarter suddenly sagged, we are seeing optimistic forecasts for the fourth quarter. The key question is - will we sag, like the third quarter, or soar again, like the first two quarters? While there are some catalysts supporting the economy’s strength this quart...

The transition to a low carbon economy is well underway, but significant action is still required to meet aggressive policy goals and consumer demand. Green metals are those metals that are used in the applications, products, and processes that enable the energy transition from fossil...

Capacity utilization increased 1.2 points to 76.4 percent from 75.2 percent in September and is slightly above the January 2020 level of 76.1 percent. Manufacturing utilization rose 0.9 points to 76.7 percent, above the January 2020 level of 75.5 percent. Utility output, which is ...

I had assigned a bullish rating to the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF in May 2021. The ETF has gained 40% since then. The U.S. is focusing on becoming a net exporter of rare earth metals. We currently import 80% of our requirements from China and have millions of tons ...

China has previously been cast in a sinister role with respect to restricting the production and export of critical rare earth metals, usually salts, used to produce a host of products. With China holding some 85% of global refining capacity and the only mine to refined products suppl...

Ford's $11.4 billion venture into EVs is based on the local supply chain for lithium and comes just two months after GM's multi-million strategic investment aimed at securing domestic production. Also, there is uncertainty as to EV subsidies in China and the energy crisis grappling th...

Standard Lithium has developed the LiSTR Direct Lithium Extraction technology for testing and proving the commercial viability of extraction. This technology has certain advantages in terms of speed, quality, and environmental friendliness. It comes in handy to meet domestic productio...

The gold mining companies often magnify the moves in gold because they are leveraged to the price. The recent stance by the Fed has been perceived as slightly more hawkish creating even more selling in the gold miners. A big move up in gold will often occur simultaneously with a m...

U.S. mining companies are angry over movement in Congress toward setting royalties for copper, lithium and other minerals extracted from federal lands, Reuters reports, which would mark one of the most substantial changes to U.S. mining law since 1872. The House Natural Resources Committ...

The applications and technology that are driving the transition to clean energy and decarbonization are extremely minerals intensive. The minerals intensity of clean energy technologies may accelerate demand by as much as four to six times, depending on the technology. The clean e...