“Sunshine for honey”

2023-12-16 09:00:02 A hive of bees, in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle (Eure), August 12, 2023. JOEL SAGET / AFP Chis year, the bees fought hard to fill the apiaries. The mild winter pushed them to start their activity early. But would the drought limit the coveted floral resource? In the south of France, scrubland and rosemary honeydews or … Read more

In Alsace, the great hopes of geothermal lithium

2023-12-06 16:43:22 In the Rittershoffen deep geothermal power plant (Bas-Rhin), where a direct geothermal lithium extraction unit was installed, December 5, 2023. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP A borehole lost in the middle of agricultural fields. “White gold” next to the rows of corn or wheat. A distracted walker would struggle to distinguish a geothermal lithium … Read more

“Voltage drop for lithium”

2023-11-25 04:43:27 LThe white gold of the Rhine… A highly coveted vein. On both banks of the river, companies bring the extraction of precious lithium to music. Car manufacturers, such as Stellantis and Renault, are listening closely. They are ready to applaud the emergence of a new source of supply of this so-called critical metal. … Read more

Global Corn Production Revisions and Market Trends: Impact on International and African Markets

2023-11-21 23:10:00 Global corn production forecasts for the year have been revised upwards. A trend which reassures the market and pushes prices down, on the international market, but also on the African continent. Between its October and November assessments, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), whose monthly statistics are the reference, revised corn production upwards … Read more