https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/metalsSubscribe to the latest metals news from S&P Global Energy RSS Feed to get timely updates on current issues in the energy industry.Metals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081326-brussels-defends-cbam-after-us-ambassadors-protectionism-claimThe European Commission has rejected US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder's labeling of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as protectionism, insisting the measure is a climate tool designed to prevent carbon leakage rather than a disguised tariff. A commission spokesperson said Aug. 13 that CBAM differs fundamentally from traditional tariffs because it applies equally to all countries basedEnergy Transition, Metals & Mining, Electric Power, Emissions, Carbon, Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, Hydrogen2026-08-13T10:22:54Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/081226-india-aluminum-recyclers-urged-to-prioritize-supply-security-amid-scrap-disruptionsIndian secondary aluminum producers should diversify sourcing and prioritize supply security as geopolitical tensions, export restrictions and shifting trade policies increasingly disrupt global scrap flows, industry participants said at a metals event in Mumbai Aug. 12. Indian buyers may also need to move away from lean inventory strategies and hold larger scrap inventories to protect againstMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous2026-08-12T18:39:53Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/081226-interview-africas-downstream-ambitions-require-technical-legislative-roadmap-vbkom-execsSouth African engineering and project management firm VBKOM announced its expansion into the Australian mining sector in February, representing its second such move after opening its Canada branch in Northern Ontario in 2024. Executive Director Eduan Pieterse was one of the first experts recruited when VBKOM was founded in South Africa in 2008 to initially service Africa. While VBKOM has workedMetals & Mining, Electric Power, Water, Non-Ferrous2026-08-12T08:37:21Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/081126-trumps-180m-mining-education-plan-crucial-to-stem-us-labor-shortage-expertsThe Trump administration's more than $180 million investment in education and training programs for the mining industry is a significant step toward addressing the sector's growing labor issueslike an anticipated flood of retirements, industry members and academics told Platts. US President Donald Trump announced the new funding programs at a roundtable Aug. 7 alongside mining executives.Metals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-08-11T20:33:48Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/081026-limestone-buyers-shift-to-china-as-hormuz-closure-disrupts-gulf-tradeThe seaborne limestone trade is undergoing a sharp realignment as buyers that had long relied on the UAE turn increasingly to China for replacement supply after the Middle East war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted one of the market's most important export corridors. What began as an immediate response to the loss of UAE-origin material is now showing signs of becoming a broaderMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous2026-08-10T15:09:28Z