Industrial Metals

What Are The Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)?

06/24/2025

Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), also known as Critical Resource Materials, are…

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What Are The Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)? Critical Raw Materials

06/23/2025

International bodies including the U.S. National Research Council, European Commission, and…

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Interesting Facts About Iridium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Iridium is one of the six platinum-group elements discovered in 1803,…

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Interesting Facts About Osmium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Osmium’s classification as a critical raw material by the United States…

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Interesting Facts About Palladium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

The economic implications of palladium’s criticality are profound. When supply disruptions…

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Interesting Facts About Rhodium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Rhodium stands out as one of the most critical raw materials…

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Interesting Facts About Ruthenium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Ruthenium represents a perfect storm of criticality: extreme geographic concentration in…

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Interesting Facts About Rubidium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Rubidium, a soft, silvery-white, alkali metal with atomic number 37, features…

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Interesting Facts About Strontium: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Strontium commonly occurs in nature, averaging 0.034% of all igneous rock;…

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Interesting Facts About Tantalum: A Critical Raw Material

06/23/2025

Tantalum (Ta) is ductile, easily fabricated, highly resistant to corrosion by…

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