https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-metals-headlinesMetals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/082826-us-canadian-battery-sectors-eye-huge-potential-to-partner-despite-trade-feudRising trade tensions between the US and Canada have cast a shadow over efforts to create an integrated North American supply chain for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, according to a panel of industry groups and market participants on both sides of the border. But previous initiatives and investments have built a foundation that can endure if the tradeMetals & Mining, Energy Transition, Non-Ferrous, Renewables2026-08-28T15:12:10Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/energy-transition/082726-interview-adb-highlights-rapid-clean-energy-leapfrogging-in-asia-pacificThe Asian Development Bank is scaling up support for regional power grids and critical mineral supply chains across Asia-Pacific, arguing that the region's pursuit of energy security in the wake of the Middle East conflict has strengthened rather than weakened the case for accelerating decarbonization. Pradeep Tharakan, director, energy transition at ADB's Energy Sector Office, said the region isEnergy Transition, Electric Power, Metals & Mining, Crude Oil, Renewables, Non-Ferrous, Emissions2026-08-28T05:39:47Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/082726-americas-steelmakers-credit-tariffs-trade-defenses-for-stronger-marketsTrade protection measures for improving steel market conditions across the Americas, steel producer executives said on second-quarter earnings calls. US steel producers have broadly backed US President Donald Trump's 50% steel tariff, which was imposed in June 2025 and has driven up domestic prices and suppressed imports. Producers in Brazil and Mexico have also applauded the steps taken byMetals & Mining, Ferrous2026-08-27T20:12:48Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/082726-drc-angola-sign-railway-deal-to-boost-mineral-transport-access-via-lobito-corridorThe Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola signed a railway agreement on Aug. 26 aimed at improving access to major economic centers, easing the transportation of minerals, and strengthening the DRC's access to the Atlantic Ocean through Angola's Lobito port, an official from the DRC president's office told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy. DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Angolan PresidentMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-08-27T16:03:56Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/082726-norways-arctic-oil-ambitions-heat-up-despite-eu-oppositionMomentum is building for a significant drilling push in the Norwegian Arctic on energy security grounds, with Norwegian policymakers and companies determined to ramp up frontier exploration despite a European Union ban. At the ONS energy conference, held in Norway's oil capital Stavanger over Aug. 24-27, the country's energy leaders called for major new developments in the Barents Sea to offsetLNG, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Metals & Mining2026-08-27T15:51:11Z