Alba Line 6 to be a catalyst in Bahrain’s aluminium downstream park
Adding more than half million (mtpa) to Alba’s 1 million mtpa production, the company takes its nameplate capacity to more than
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TIN: Myanmar outlook falls despite strong October
Much of the news in the last week has been surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and how this will
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RHI Magnesita opens its new Indian regional research and development centre
INDIA – RHI Magnesita has opened its new Indian regional research and development centre. The centre is its fifth of its
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Iron ore: China’s steel mills are preparing for easing of production cuts
Rumour that China’s steel mills are preparing for an easing of production cuts as soon as next month sent iron
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Tata Steel to lift iron ore production to 45 million tpa in 5 yrs
Tata Steel will focus on augmenting iron ore production from 30 million tonnes per annum to 45 MTPA in the
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Baosteel unveils plan to build steel plate plant with Saudi Aramco
Baoshan Iron and Steel, the Chinese state-owned metals giant, known as Baosteel, has said it will build a world-class integrated
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How Asia can avert its growing gas supply crisis
Half-year ago, energy crises across the globe have served as a stark warning of the critical need for flexible and
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Huge aluminium stockpile equals $5 billion while market is in deficit
Aluminium metal seems to become mysterious in the era of COVID, as the stockpile in Vietnam is the biggest the
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Vedanta to produce 5 million tonnes aluminium in 5-6 years
According to officials from the metal group Vedanta Ltd, India’s annual aluminum production could reach 5 million tonnes in 5-6
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PT Timah profits from high tin price
PT Timah achieved significant profits in the third quarter of 2021 following strong LME tin prices. In its latest quarterly
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EGA completes Al Taweelah smelter expansion
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil
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China steel industry short range outlook – NEGATIVE
The Chinese economy sustained its strong recovery momentum from 2020 into the early part of 2021. However, it has slowed
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MSC to lift force majeure, smelter switch imminent
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) will end the year on a positive note, following the commissioning of its new smelter and
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China to continue its reign on the cobalt supply downstream sector
China is the world’s largest producer of refined cobalt, most of which is produced from cobalt intermediates imported from the
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Freeport begins construction on $3bn copper smelter in Indonesia
Freeport Indonesia has started construction on an IDR42 trillion ($3bn) copper smelter and precious metals refinery in East Java, Indonesia.
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REFORMS: Will Chinese magnesia production emerge stronger?
Chinese magnesia production is poised to emerge the stronger. The four key areas envisioned for strengthening China’s magnesia industry are
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Eti Krom to use solar energy for HC ferrochrome production
Yildirim Group, which owns chromium ore and HC ferrochrome assets in four countries (Turkey, Kazakhstan, Sweden and Russia) announced its
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COVID control measures continue to disrupt tin concentrate supply
International trade of tin concentrates between China and Myanmar declined in August as coronavirus control measures suspended transport through a
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Indonesia’s long road to green energy
Indonesia, the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, is predicted to see its demand for electricity double in the next ten
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Ferro-Alloy Resources produces of ferro-molybdenum and V2O5
Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited, the vanadium producer and developer of the large Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Southern Kazakhstan, has announced it
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Low-cost vanadium producer emerging in Kazakhstan
The Ferro-Alloy Resources Group (“FAR”) is developing the giant Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Kyzylordinskaya oblast of southern Kazakhstan. The ore
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Power struggle in China: Tin is the next victim
In the end of September, the production line of a solder company in Kunshan was silent. In previous years, the
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China power crisis: thermal coal inventory nears record low
The world’s second-largest economy is suffering its worst power blackouts in a decade. State media reported on Tuesday that at
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Chinese refractory grade bauxite and magnesite in short supply
Since 2017, non-metallurgical bauxite supply has significantly changed in China due to environmental protection regulations and activities which will continue
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China’s steel production drops for third straight month in August
Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that China’s crude steel production fell for a third straight month
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Silvercorp reports increased resources at Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Silvercorp Metals in its technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Update on the Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project in
Read moreREFIRE grows its hydrogen fuel cell business
Headquartered in Shanghai, China, REFIRE is a leading global provider of hydrogen fuel cell technologies. The company specialises in the
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ArcelorMittal commissions 6 million tonne pellet plant in India
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has commissioned its second six million tonne pellet plant, taking the total capacity at Paradip complex
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China Steel Corp Unveils Green Steel Goals
Taipei – Taiwan’s largest steelmaker China Steel Corp is setting ambitious carbon emission reduction goals. China Steel Corp Chairman Wong
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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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