February 2023 crude steel production
Brussels, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 142.4
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Different markets in different countries where PPC operates
SANDTON – The twelve months ending 31 March 2023 has been characterized by different market conditions in each of the
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Hydro delivers first near-zero aluminium for construction market
The first aluminium profiles made with 100 percent recycled post-consumer aluminium have been delivered by Hydro to the Innovationsbogen project
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Net Zero Lab drives decarbonization of Swiss aluminium plant
Novelis and its partners at the research and development laboratory Net Zero Lab Valais, successfully completed the first year of
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Platinum-for-palladium substitution
Global vehicle production remains below pre-pandemic levels, yet platinum automotive demand is growing. In 2022, platinum automotive demand rose 12
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Rio Tinto spends A$15.3 billion with Australian suppliers
MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto increased its spend with Australian suppliers to more than A$15.3 billion in 2022, as part
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Uitkomst Colliery produced 225,389 tonnes of run of mine coal
Uitkomst Colliery, Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal (84% owned), produced 225,389 tonnes (t) (H1 FY2022: 217,228t) of run of mine (ROM) coal during
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Merafe increases its ferrochrome production to 384kt in 2022
In its Commentary on results, Merafe Resources say that 2022 has been characterised by a number of uncertainties. The Russia/Ukraine
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Production from Stillwater West mine temporarily affected
JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater advises that an incident occurred at its US PGM operations’ Stillwater West mine in Montana, USA during
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Underground production celebrated at Oyu Tolgoi copper mine
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – The Prime Minister of Mongolia, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, today joined Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm 1.3 kilometres
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Zinc supports clean energy technologies from solar to wind
Renewables play a key role in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) towards a low-carbon, sustainable and socially inclusive future.
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Nucor Steel integrates MES 4.0 into new steel production lines
Nucor Steel Gallatin produced the first hot coil following a comprehensive upgrade of its production lines using SMS digital’s Manufacturing
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Hydro strengthens position in battery metals through Lithium de France
Hydro acquires a 12 percent stake in Lithium de France, marking a strategic expansion in sustainable battery materials for Hydro
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RONAL is for the first time producing wheels from 100% secondary aluminum
Härkingen, Switzerland – As part of its PLANBLUE sustainability strategy, the RONAL GROUP has set itself the goal of a
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Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti to create Africa’s largest gold mine
JOHANNESBURG – Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed the key terms of a proposed joint venture in Ghana between
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Refined platinum production in 2022 fell 11% with SA falling 15%
Refined mine production in 2022 fell 11% (-717 koz) year-on-year to 5,579 koz. While the release of around 400 koz
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ALUMINIUM: Novelis to replace gas pusher furnace with electrical one
Novelis Sierre aims to reach carbon neutrality for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. To achieve this ambitious goal,
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TIN: EM Vinto in force majeure after cut in coal supplies from Peru
The eighth largest tin producer, EM Vinto has entered force majeure, as the Bolivan smelter struggles with sourcing coal from
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Endeavour gold production from its operations 1,400koz in 2022
FY-2022 production from continuing operations amounted to 1,400koz, achieving the top end of the guided 1,315-1,400koz range. FY-2022 AISC from
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Platinum fourth quarter market review for 2022
During the fourth quarter 2022, the global economy surprised to the upside, remaining stronger than expected. Growth rates for the
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New cone crusher range evolution for higher performance
As a result of continuing cone crusher technology development, Metso Outotec introduces a new HP200e cone crusher to the aggregates
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2023 outlook: Platinum supply restricted by electricity shortages in SA
Whil The forecast deficit for 2023 (-556 koz) is deeper than projected in Q3’22 Platinum Quarterly, primarily on the identification
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Endeavour gold sales decreased to 1,393koz in FY-2021
Gold sales from continuing operations increased from 338koz in Q3-2022 to 352koz in Q4-2022 due to increased sales at the
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SULB to modernize electric arc furnace and four-strand concast
SULB Company BSC located in the Kingdom of Bahrain commissions SMS for the revamp of the 130 ton electric arc
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Energy transition is mineral intensive, requiring focus on sustainability
As the technological solutions needed to combat climate change are scaled up, there is a growing emphasis on the need
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Sibanye Stillwater reports on its battery metals operations
For the 11 months since acquisition on 4 February 2022, the Sandouville nickel refinery produced 4,839 tonnes of nickel metal,
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Aurubis constructs nickel and copper recycling plant in Belgium
Aurubis, a global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide, has announced it officially kicked
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Modernization of Calaca steel mill and implementation of digital solutions
SteelAsia signed a performance improvement agreement with SMS group to equip its Calaca steel plant with process automation and digitalization
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Is copper mining as environmentally friendly as miners claim?
The transition to green energy is crucial for the future health of the planet. But it requires vast amounts of
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Platinum market is forecast to move to a material deficit in 2023
After two years of significant surpluses the platinum market is forecast to move to a material deficit in 2023. The
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