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Base Metals 

Jasper to supply furnace to Neuman Aluminium in Mexico

October 9, 2026October 7, 2026 admin

Neuman Aluminium has selected Jasper to supply an aluminium melting furnace to Hirschvogel’s site in San Juan del Río, Mexico.

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Base Metals 

First Tin updates ore reserve estimate for Taronga project

October 8, 2026October 7, 2026 admin

The company last week published an updated ore reserve estimate for the project of 45 Mt at 0.12% Sn for

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Base Metals 

China and Russia reinforce position as predominant antimony suppliers

October 7, 2026October 5, 2026 admin

In August 2024, China introduced export controls on antimony products “in order to safeguard national security and interests,”it’s Commerce Ministry

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Base Metals 

Tin to be traded on Indonesia’s new commodity exchange

October 7, 2026October 5, 2026 admin

Tin is expected to be the first commodity traded on Indonesia’s new Mineral and Strategic Commodity Exchange (BMKS, or ICOMEX),

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Base Metals 

Atalco gets additional $100M for US alumina refinery expansion

October 5, 2026September 30, 2026 admin

The Gramercy facility converts imported bauxite into domestically refined, accounting for roughly 55% of domestic alumina demand. The USA’s Department

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Base Metals 

Slovalco aluminium smelter resumes production

October 2, 2026September 30, 2026 admin

Slovalco has begun the gradual restart of production at its aluminium smelter in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia. The first phase

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Base Metals 

New Taronga DFS confirms low-cost open pit

October 1, 2026September 30, 2026 admin

British tin explorer First Tin confirmed that its Taronga project in New South Wales to develop low-cost open pit. The

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Base Metals 

ITA publishes updated Life Cycle Assessment baseline for tin industry

September 29, 2026September 27, 2026 admin

The International Tin Association (ITA) is pleased to publish the results from a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) quantifying the

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Base Metals 

TIN: Indonesian exports rebounded strongly

September 23, 2026September 20, 2026 admin

Tin prices have lost some momentum over the past fortnight, again correcting from the US$56,000–57,000/t range, which has emerged as

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Base Metals North America 

CEM in breakthrough to produce smelter grade alumina

September 14, 2026September 11, 2026 admin Alumina

Canadian Energy Metals (CEM) has achieved proof-of-concept for a process to produce smelter grade alumina (SGA). The company says its

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Base Metals 

Alcoa obtains $2.6bn financing for South32 acquisition

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 admin Aluminium

Alcoa has priced $2.6 billion in senior notes as it moves to secure permanent financing for its proposed acquisition of

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Base Metals 

Hindalco commissions superfine precipitated aluminium trihydrate plant

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin

Hindalco Industries has commissioned a 30,000 ton per year superfine precipitated aluminium trihydrate (PPT ATH) manufacturing plant in Belagavi, Karnataka,

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Base Metals 

NALCO unveils pilot plant to recover critical minerals

September 3, 2026August 31, 2026 admin

National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has inaugurated a pilot plant to recover value-added products such as alumina. The plant will process bituminous

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Base Metals 

High tin prices remain elevated approaching record levels

September 2, 2026August 31, 2026 admin

Tin prices have remained elevated over the past fortnight, briefly approaching record levels before consolidating around $55,000/t. While falling exchange

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Base Metals 

Vedanta strengthens biodiversity and carbon reduction efforts

August 31, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

New initiatives build on ongoing programs to enhance ecological balance, restore habitats, and drive community-centric carbon reduction. Vedanta Aluminium announced

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Base Metals 

Century to begin construction of aluminium smelter before end of 2026

August 26, 2026August 24, 2026 admin

Century Aluminum says its planned primary aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, remains on schedule to begin construction before the end

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RevoCast unveils aluminium remelting facility

August 25, 2026August 24, 2026 admin

RevoCast has launched its aluminium remelting facility in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The 120,000 ft² site is designed to transform

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Base Metals 

Tin prices outpace rising production costs

August 24, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

Tin prices outpace rising production costs Global primary tin production cash costs rose 4.2% in 2025, driven particularly by higher

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Rio Tinto welcomes secures long-term future of Tomago Aluminium

August 21, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

MELBOURNE, Australia- Rio Tinto has welcomed the agreement announced today between Tomago Aluminium, the Australian Government and the New South

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Base Metals 

Tin prices climb to a two-month high above $55,000/t

August 20, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Tin prices have continued to strengthen over the past fortnight, climbing to a two-month high above $55,000/t. Markets have remained

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Base Metals 

A billion-tonne Mocoa copper deposit gets its first real balance sheet

August 20, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Mocoa is large and it starts at surface. Copper Giant reports 1.12 billion tonnes of inferred resources grading 0.51% copper

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Base Metals 

Novelis reports significant improvement in profitability

August 20, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

Novelis began fiscal 2027 with a significant improvement in profitability, reporting net income attributable to common shareholders of $164 million

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Base Metals 

EGA makes steady progress in restoring its Al Taweelah aluminium complex

August 19, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is making steady progress in restoring its Al Taweelah aluminium complex in Abu Dhabi after the

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Base Metals 

Denarius buys piece of one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

A Canadian junior miner with a processing plant under construction in Colombia has agreed to spend C$28.8 million buying a

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Base Metals 

Alunorte restores alumina production following temporary access to gas supply

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin Aluminium

Alunorte has begun restoring alumina production following an agreement with gas supplier CELBA that provides temporary access to a gas

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Base Metals 

Alunorte reduces alumina production

August 17, 2026August 14, 2026 admin

Brazilian based  Alunorte has temporarily reduced its alumina production to 50% due to natural gas supply disruptions. Alunorte was informed

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Base Metals 

Anglo Teck merger: One of the world’s largest copper producers

August 14, 2026August 7, 2026 admin

Anglo Teck will benefit from an industry-leading portfolio of producing operations, including several world-class copper assets, alongside high-quality premium iron

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Base Metals 

TIN: Prices outpace rising production costs

August 12, 2026August 7, 2026 admin

TIN: Prices outpace rising production costs Global primary tin production cash costs rose 4.2% in 2025, driven particularly by higher

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Base Metals 

South32 aluminium production exceeded guidance by1%

August 5, 2026August 3, 2026 admin

South32 said its annual aluminium production exceeded its prior guidance across its operations. Aluminium production for the recent financial year

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Base Metals 

Aluminium Industry: The Cost of Blindness

July 31, 2026July 30, 2026 admin

For decades, the aluminium industry has accepted an operational reality: critical decisions are still being made without real-time visibility into

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

In today’s world, a large proportion of metal smelted from ore or secondary waste is made using melting furnaces that

Design features of modern induction furnace units
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnace units

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin
Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals
Refractories/Insulation 

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals

July 7, 2026July 3, 2026 admin
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PRODUCT NEWS

Two new travelling grate pelletizing plants for Jinan Steel in China
Product News 

Two new travelling grate pelletizing plants for Jinan Steel in China

October 9, 2026October 7, 2026 admin

SMS group has been awarded two separate contracts for the supply of two large-scale, travelling grate pelletizing plants in Hebei,

Primetals Technologies’ two major projects in India with JSW Steel
Product News 

Primetals Technologies’ two major projects in India with JSW Steel

September 23, 2026September 20, 2026 admin
Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer
Product News 

Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer

September 15, 2026September 14, 2026 admin
Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration
Product News 

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin
thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site
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thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site

September 4, 2026August 31, 2026 admin
KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea
Product News 

KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin
Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry
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Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

August 7, 2026August 4, 2026 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
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HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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