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Copper is found in many devices - bacteria could help to recover the raw material from waste in the future. © pixabay/Łukasz Klepaczewski

Metal extraction: Tiny bacteria become miners

Extracting copper from waste - with the help of bacteria and electron beams. What sounds like a crazy idea is reality. The Fraunhofer FEP in Dresden is running a new plant that combines the two. The yield increases, the waste shrinks. A look at a technology that could change the supply of raw materials.

The Goldbeck sheet metal center in Treuen. / Photo: Klaus Lorke/GOLDBECK/dpa

Construction company Goldbeck expands thin sheet production

The construction company Goldbeck has expanded its sheet metal production in Treuen. In addition to a new production hall, an office extension has also been built, the company announced at the opening on Thursday. According to the company, it produces steel construction elements, roof and façade par ..

The steelworks on the Weser at sunrise / Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

Brussels approves billions in aid for green steel in Bremen

Germany may provide 1.3 billion euros for the conversion to climate-neutral steel production at ArcelorMittal's sites in Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt. The EU Commission approved the payment on Friday. The measure will support the realization of the goals of the EU hydrogen strategy and the European G ..