https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-metals-headlinesMetals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091826-empire-metals-cracks-processing-for-rare-titanium-ore-depositEmpire Metals should make an investment decision next year to tap into its Pitfield Project in Western Australia, the world's largest titanium deposit, and eventually develop it into a mine-to-pigment one-site production facility operating at costs competitive with China, Managing Director Shaun Bunn told Platts in an interview. The JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate, upgraded in August,Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous2026-09-18T18:56:25Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091826-rare-earths-higher-priced-dysprosium-terbium-oxide-trade-the-focus-in-sept-cif-north-america-reesIntra-trade dysprosium and terbium oxide spot business has been the main focus in the CIF North America rare earths market so far this month, market participants said. In early September, a European trader received a bid for 200 kg of dysprosium oxide at $3,000/kg CIP (air freight) North America, which was rejected. The trader subsequently sold at $3,250/kg CIP to a trader in the US. The PlattsMetals & Mining2026-09-18T14:29:03Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091726-canadas-cura-secures-10m-to-build-decarbonized-cement-pilot-plantAlberta-based CURA Climate Inc. has raised $10 million in financing to support its decarbonized cement pilot plant and path to commercialization, the company said Sept. 17. CURA uses electrochemical technology rather than high-temperature combustion for calcination, the most carbon-intensive step in cement production. The company claims its method can reduce cement emissions by up to 85%. The newMetals & Mining, Energy Transition, Non-Ferrous, Renewables2026-09-17T17:20:45Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/091726-indian-us-steel-markets-buoy-refractories-amid-base-metal-project-delays-rhi-magnesitaRHI Magnesita, a refractory supplier to steel and a wide range of industrial applications, including non-ferrous metals, expects investments in new base metal capacities to resume in earnest by 2028, while seeing midterm demand from the steel sector as largely underpinned by robust growth in India and a healthy US market, while European and Latin American production remains flattish. Refractories,Metals & Mining, Energy Transition, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous, Carbon2026-09-17T10:47:47Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/091626-air-pollution-from-data-center-power-projects-is-a-rising-concern-amid-build-outIn a rural county south of Columbus, Ohio, a company specializing in on-site power generation for data centers is facing pushback from critics who warn of air pollution from its latest natural gas-fired project. One state to the east, advocacy groups are challenging an air quality permit that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued in November 2025 for the 4.4-gigawatt HomerElectric Power, Natural Gas, Energy Transition, Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Carbon, Emissions, Non-Ferrous, Solvents & Intermediates2026-09-16T20:38:20Z