Hillside Aluminium partnership to strengthen downstream manufacturing
The financing will enable Bingelela Alloys to invest in two new furnaces and relocate the rim alloy casting line within
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Palladium focus: Electric vehicle growth is slowing
EV sales are still rising globally, but the breakneck growth is cooling and, importantly, has slowed in key regions –
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ROGESA optimizes durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4
ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH in Dillingen, Germany has commissioned SMS group to carry out a comprehensive modernization of blast furnace
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Global coordination: critical mineral projects
And it’s not just the US with it’s wide-spread intervention to bridge the scale and cost challenges in taking on
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Hulamin and ARC partner to upgrade S5 aluminium cold mill
A Richards Consulting ARC and has partnered with Hulamin to finalise the upgrade of its S5 aluminium cold mill in
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90% of palladium demand comes from auto industry
The price of palladium hit near US$1,500 in October 2025, up more than 50% in 2025, the highest since April 2023 —
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Emerging rare earth and uranium supply from Namibia
ReeXploration is owner of the Eureka Rare Earths Project in Namibia, one of the most advanced opportunities in the region. Eureka is a monazite-dominant,
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Trump’s strategy to break China’s rare earth leverage
The Trump administraction’s strategy to break China’s rare earth leverage rests on five core pillars: This is no longer a laissez-faire approach
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TOSYALI SULB awards order to Midrex and SMS for DRI complex
Libya intends to become a supplier of direct reduced iron (DRI) in the Mediterranean basin and beyond with the announcement
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Hydro to close five European extrusion plants
Hydro has decided to consolidate the Extrusions operations in Europe with a proposal to close five of its European plants.
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Minsur achieves full conformance with all 10 Tin Code priority standards
The International Tin Association (ITA) has announced that Minsur has become the first ITA member to achieve full conformance with
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Demand outlook rare earth: the wall of magnets
Multiple independent forecasters see magnet rare earth demand rising steeply into the 2030s: The challenge for the US isn’t just
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October 2025 world crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt)
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Primetals to supply DRI Plant for flexible transition to hydrogen
German steel producer Dillinger and its subsidiary ROGESA have signed contracts for the supply of a new production complex, which
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Celsa increases production with upgraded finishing block for wire rod mill
Primetals Technologies recently received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) from Celsa France for a successful upgrade to the finishing end
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Refined tin use to grow 1.1% in 2025
ITA’s annual survey of tin users estimated that refined tin use grew 3.0% in 2024 to 378,200 tonnes in a
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New wire rod outlet and mill upgrades for EMSTEEL
EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, recently selected Primetals Technologies as
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Why rare earths are so important?
Rare earth elements are made up of seventeen metals, including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium. They are essential in manufacturing permanent
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Platinum Quarterly examines activity, provides 2025 estimate and 2026 forecast
Metals Focus published Platinum Quarterly data set, which examines activity in the third quarter of this year and provides a revised
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ELYSIS starts up of the commercial-size cell
Elysis said the start-up of the commercial-size cell was a breakthrough for the aluminium industry in its low-carbon goals. Elysis
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EAF Ultimate – High Flexibility and Fully Automated Operation
German steel producer Dillinger and its subsidiary ROGESA have signed contracts for the supply of a new production complex, which
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Wonderkop and Boshoek FeCr smelters to idle, Lion smelter operational
Sandton – The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture (“Venture”) in response to prevailing market conditions, and advised of the commencement of
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Split geared ring model – revolutionizing thickener efficiency
Metso has announced the launch of the SCDH4500, its largest split geared ring model to date. This advancement represents an
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Propelling the metals industry towards fully autonomous production
SMS group is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking software ecosystem, the X-Pact® Digital Hub, designed to transform the
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Rio Tinto partners with Calix to test low-emissions steelmaking
PERTH, Australia- Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support construction
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Primetals Technologies supplies major decarbonization project
German steel producer Dillinger and its subsidiary ROGESA have signed contracts with Primetals Technologies for the supply of a new
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Novelis and Fives complete German furnaces upgrade
Novelis has upgraded three melting furnaces at its plant in Voerde, Germany using regenerative technology from Fives. The North American
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Advanced Systems to Enable Full Plant Automation
Primetals Technologies has successfully commissioned advanced process automation systems and technological packages at Rizhao Steel’s integrated plant in Rizhao, China.
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Hydro to build storage power plant for aluminium production
Hydro has made the final investment decision for its largest hydropower development in over 20 years. Construction of the Illvatn
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First Tin receives letter of interest from EXIM
UK-based tin developer First Tin has received a non-binding letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States
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