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AG Energiebilanzen presents annual estimate for 2025
Primary energy consumption in Germany is very likely to stagnate or even fall slightly in 2025. In its latest annual estimate, the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen) anticipates a decline in consumption of around 0.1% to 10,553 PJ or 360.1 Mtce compared with the previous year. This corresponds…
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Europe needs more than just rare earths
Germany’s largest mining company supports the European Commission’s initiative to increase Europe’s supply of raw materials. Dr. Christian H. Meyer, CEO of the Kassel-based salt and fertilizer manufacturer K+S, considers the RESourcEU Action Plan an important step in the right direction. However, he believes that the simplifications should benefit the…
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Exploration needs political backing
In the Handelsblatt newspaper, the VBGU, together with the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), calls for financial support for the early development phases of mining companies. The existing KfW Raw Materials Fund can currently only support projects that demonstrate technical and…
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Europe focuses on its own mining industry
Industry Meeting VDMA Mining & Minerals at Zeche Zollverein in Essen/Germany The Critical Raw Materials Act has brought Europe’s raw material supply into focus. The industry must invest in technology and expertise, which is why mining technology manufacturers expect moderate growth in the coming years. For the current year 2025,…
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Helmuth-Burckhardt Prize 2025
The 2025 Helmuth Burckhardt Prize from the Association of Raw Materials and Mining (VRB) was awarded to Jan Niklas Bender, M.Sc. The umbrella organisation for the German mining industry presented the young academic with the prize at its general meeting on 29 October 2025 in Berlin/Germany. The Helmuth Burckhardt Prize…
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Spectral analyses provide information about mine water quality
International start-up tests innovative process in Camphausen as part of the BRYCK WaterHub. SpectroMarine’s expertise and technology will enable real-time analyses in the future. The collaboration between RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, start-ups and the BRYCK start-up and innovation centre is entering its next practical phase. While Dutch start-up Acquaint is testing…
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Kerstin Terhardt succeeds Jürgen Rupp and becomes the new Chief Financial Officer of the RAG-Stiftung
At its meeting on 23rd September 2025, the Board of Trustees of the RAG-Stiftung, Essen/Germany, appointed Kerstin Terhardt as the new Chief Financial Officer of the RAG-Stiftung (Figure 1). On 7th May 2026 she will succeed Jürgen Rupp, whose contract expires after two terms and a total of seven years…
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A tower that glides up underground
A tower that glides up underground? Sounds strange – but it is. You can see it in the centre shaft of the Ibbenbüren mine water channel. The ATI consortium erected the 70 m high steel and concrete structure in just two weeks (Figure 1). The Ibbenbüren tower was not only built…
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Steag Iqony Group divests coal-fired power plant in Türkiye
Steag Iqony Group, Essen/Germany, has completed the sale of its 51 % stake in Turkish power plant company Isken to Oyak, its long-standing 49 % partner. Steag Iqony Group focuses on executing its growth strategy in its German core market. At the same time, the power plant will remain in experienced hands.…
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Radar interferometry working group publishes policy paper
After three years of intensive work, the Deutsche Markscheider-Verein e. V. (DMV), Peine, has completed the development of its principles on the subject of radar interferometry at the end of 2024. This document is intended to provide users without in-depth knowledge of InSAR with a basic understanding of how to…
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