Economic freedom leads to greater income for workers and entrepreneurs
JOHANNESBURG — Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and
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ArcelorMittal Asturias upgrades galvanising line for coating products
ArcelorMittal is busy evaluating the upgrade of its galvanizing line No.1 at its Avilés plant in Spain, Kallanish learns from the Asturian
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Eskom slashes R81.9 billion from its debt, needs more to borrow
Eskom gross debt was cut by R81.9-billion, leaving an outstanding debt of R401.8-billion. And there is the outstanding municipal debt,
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WISCO orders thin plate quench from Tenova
Tenova LOI Thermprocess, a global company in the field of heat treatment plants, has received another order from Wuhan Iron & Steel Co.
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Danieli to implement new iron-steelmaking projects at the Temirtau
ArcelorMittal Temirtau again has chosen Danieli Corus to implement new iron making and steelmaking projects at the Temirtau steel plant
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Imperial Oil to produce renewable diesel using locally grown crops
Imperial Oil plans to build a renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, using locally grown vegetable
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Orion completes electromagnetic survey at its Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals has successfully completed the extensive SkyTEM helicopter-borne electromagnetic geophysical (AEM) survey at its Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in
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Harmony Gold re-engineered portfolio delivers stellar results
JOHANNESBURG – Harmony Gold Mining Company has announced its financial and operating results for the year ended 30 June 2021
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Hulamin’s rolled aluminium and extruded products continue their turnaround
Hulamin has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2021. The Company’s condensed interim financial results for
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Rio Tinto re-commences operations at Richards Bay Minerals
Rio Tinto has restarted operations at Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa. This follows a stabilisation of the security situation
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SA’s Greenhouse Gas emissions increase by 10.4%
SA’s greenhouse gas emissions increased 10% in the 17 years since 2000, according to the latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report,
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US steel production capacity utilization stays at 84.9%
American Iron & Steel Institute announced that in the week ending on August 28, 2021, US domestic raw steel production
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Sibanye Stillwater: Initial steps to position in mobility battery metals
Sibanye Stillwater reports in its half-yearly update that the global shift towards more socially and environmentally aware behaviours and policies
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Australia low-carbon transition cooperative research centre
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Australia and Primetals Technologies, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have joined Australia’s Heavy
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NUCLEAR: Wind and solar alone cannot meet global power demand
According to Wood Mackenzie, The nuclear power industry is at a crossroads. Some countries are pushing ahead with phase-out plans,
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Steel technologies for a new bar rolling mill to Pak Steel
Primetals Technologies has received an order from Pak Steel to supply a bar rolling mill for the site located in
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Need for accelerated implementation of institutional and structural reforms
JOHANNESBURG – The Minerals Council South Africa notes the StatsSA report of record unemployment of 34.4% announced yesterday and urges
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Sibanye Stillwater updates on its PGM and gold operations
The SA PGM operations delivered another consistently strong operating performance with 4E PGM production (including third party concentrate processed) increasing
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Vale and Ternium cooperate to decarbonize steel production
Ternium signed a memorandum of understanding with Vale agreeing to seek opportunities to develop steelmaking solutions focused on reducing CO2
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No commodity boom lasts forever – structural reforms required
South Africa requires creative and innovative solutions to put the economy back on a sustainable financial path. Structural reforms are
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Steelmaker orders digital solutions for its four production sites
Swedish steel producer SSAB Europe has placed an order with SMS digital covering the transnational networking of digital solutions for
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Metals and engineering sector welcomes increase in PPI
JOHANNESBURG – The increase in producer price inflation (PPI) bodes well for producers in the Metals and Engineering (M&E) Sector
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Sibanye Stillwater delivers another record financial performance
Sibanye Stillwater operational performance for H1 2021 was significantly better than for the comparable period in 2020, reflecting the resumption
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Mining and metals: an industry at a junction
Assuming a smooth economic recovery in 2021, supply has not yet fully adjusted to a lower demand trajectory and unless
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Algeria to launch new production unit at Bellara Steel complex
Algeria will launch a new steel production unit as part of a large complex that was constructed by an Algerian-Qatari
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Platinum is not just a catalyst
The PGM metal of Platinum has a unique combination of physical and chemical properties, which is why it is used
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Harmony Gold: Cost of Mponeng operations already paid off
Harmony Gold Mining Company says the acquisition of Mponeng operations and related assets contributed R7.9 billion (US$513 million) in revenue
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World Steel announces July 2021 crude steel production
BRUSSELS, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.7 million
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Angang takes over Benxi forming mega steelmaker in China
Chinese steelmakers Ansteel Group and Ben Gang formally began the process of merging their operations. Benxi Steel’s listed subsidiary Bengang
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IFGL Refractories expands capacity in three of its plants
According to steelGuru, Kolkata based IFGL Refractories will invest INR 70 crore by FY23 in three manufacturing plants to enhance
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