Ghana’s move to prioritize value addition to its natural resources is gaining significant momentum as the country is preparing to see the establishment of its first ever lithium refinery in the Western region. The Plan to build the refinery was revealed by Lithium Resources Ghana Limited at the Akwambo festival held at Ekumfi Assaman in […]
Banning the export of unprocessed critical minerals: Is Ghana next on this trajectory?
In recent times, some lithium rich countries in Africa are gearing up to strategically position themselves to reap significant gains in the lithium value chain by introducing trade policies that would enable them capture more of the value in the global market. Countries such as Zimbabwe and Namibia have banned the export of unbeneficiated lithium […]
The ban of unprocessed mineral exports on the rise as the drive towards mineral value-addition and local industrialisation deepens in Africa and Southeast Asia
The global drive towards energy transition and uptake of technologies that reduce carbon emissions have created a mad rush for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, bauxite, copper etc. Resource-rich countries who position themselves strategically by developing their domestic industrial capacity to add value to these critical minerals stand a bigger chance of reaping […]