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Base Metals

Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Metals X reports significant growth in tin production at Renison Operation

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 admin Tin

Metals x Limited has reported a significant increase in ore mined, tin production and operational challenges during the first quarter of 2023 at

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Sky Metals Limited results show promising developments

May 10, 2023May 8, 2023 admin Tin

Sky metals limited (SKY), an Australian mining company, recently released its Q1 2023 activities highlighting promising developments at its Tallebung and Doradilla Tin Projects.  The Tallebung Tin Project,

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Base Metals 

The European Commission clears Hydro acquisition of Alumetal

May 9, 2023May 8, 2023 admin Aluminium, Hydro

The European Commission (EC) today announced that it has granted unconditional merger clearance for Hydro’s proposed acquisition of the Polish

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Base Metals News 

Tin jumps to $27,660/t in April amid tin mining suspension in Myanmar

May 9, 2023May 8, 2023 admin Tin

LME tin price jumped from a low of $23,940 to a peak of $27,660 in mid-April on news of a

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Base Metals 

Ivanhoe reports Q1 2023 $82m profit, copper production hit record in March

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 admin Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa-Kakula produced 93,603 tonnes of copper in Q1 2023, including a record 34,915 tonnes of

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Base Metals 

Hammerer Aluminium to expand capacity with a 40 MN extrusion line

May 5, 2023May 4, 2023 admin Aluminium

Ranshofen – Aluminium expert Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) is focusing on investments and capacity expansions at all HAI Group sites.

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Base Metals South America 

Hydro and Glencore to partners in developing Alunorte

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 admin Alumina, Alunorte, Brazil

Hydro has signed an agreement with Glencore, who will acquire 30 percent of the Brazilian alumina refinery Hydro Alunorte and

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

BHP announces completion of the OZ Minerals acquisition

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 admin BHP, Copper, nickel

BHP announces the completion of the OZ Minerals acquisition and implementation of the scheme of arrangement for BHP Lonsdale Investments

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Base Metals 

Atlas Holdings announces sale of Aludium to Jupiter Aluminum

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 admin Aluminium

GREENWICH, Conn.,  -Atlas Holdings (“Atlas”) and Jupiter Aluminum Corporation (“JAC”) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for

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Base Metals 

Hydro Sunndal reacts on its Environmental Development Agenda

May 2, 2023April 27, 2023 admin Aluminium, Environment

Besides their focus on safety and health, Hydro’s main focus is to take the leading position on sustainability in the

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Base Metals 

SOUTH32: Mozal Aluminium production increases by 30%

April 25, 2023April 24, 2023 admin Alumina, Aluminium, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, South Africa

Worsley Alumina saleable production decreased by 5% (or 134kt) to 2,827kt in the nine months ended March 2023 with planned

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Africa Base Metals 

Jubilee Metals halts cobalt production at Sable Refinery

April 25, 2023April 24, 2023 admin Cobalt, Copper, Jubilee Metals, Sable Refinery

Jubilee’s 780 000 tonnes per annum Roan copper concentrator forms part of its fully integrated Southern Copper Refining Strategy which

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Base Metals 

Anglo American gets environmental approval for Los Bronces Copper Project

April 24, 2023April 23, 2023 admin Anglo American, Copper, Environment

Anglo American welcomes the decision in Chile by the Committee of Ministers to approve the environmental permit application for the

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Base Metals 

Hydro invests in emerging battery technology company E-magy

April 21, 2023April 20, 2023 admin Aluminium, Hydro

Hydro invests EUR 5 million in the Dutch advanced materials company E-magy, an ambitious developer of silicon anode materials for

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Base Metals Recycling &Environment 

Anglo American gets environmental approval for Los Bronces Copper Project

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 admin Anglo American, Copper

Anglo American welcomes the decision in Chile by the Committee of Ministers to approve the environmental permit application for the

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Africa Base Metals 

Alphamin’s Mpama South to increase tin production to 20,000 tpa

April 17, 2023April 16, 2023 admin Alphamin Resources, DRC, Tin

A total of 808m of underground development on two levels to connect Mpama North and Mpama South has been completed

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Base Metals 

TIN: Successful transition to open pit mining results in operational improvements

April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 admin Tin

Penouta, located in north-western Spain, has been in operation since 2018. Project owners, Strategic Minerals Europe (SME), were processing material

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Africa Base Metals 

Tin concentrate production reaches new heights in Namibia

April 4, 2023April 3, 2023 admin Namibia, Tin

Andrada Mining produced record levels of tin concentrate in both Q4 and the financial year (FY2023), at its Uis Mine, Namibia. The company, formerly AfriTin Mining,

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Base Metals 

Jervois suspends construction at Cobalt Operations due to low cobalt prices

April 4, 2023April 3, 2023 admin Cobalt, USA

Battery metals producer and developer Jervois Global has announced its decision to suspend final construction and full concentrator commissioning at

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Base Metals South America 

First Quantum and Rio Tinto form partnership for La Granja copper project

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 admin Copper, First Quantum Minerals, Peru

TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Rio Tinto to progress the

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Base Metals South America 

Zinc producer Nexa restarts operations at its Cerro Lindo mine in Peru

March 31, 2023March 30, 2023 admin Peru, Zinc

Major zinc producer Nexa Resources announced on Tuesday that its Cerro Lindo mine in Peru has resumed operations and the

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Base Metals Europe 

Alcoa Announces Closure of Intalco Smelter

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 admin Alcoa, Aluminium, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced the closure of its Intalco aluminum smelter in Washington State, which has been fully

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Sibanye-Stillwater to finance emergency at New Century Resources

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 admin Sibanye Stillwater, Zinc

Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has approved financial support of up to A$30 million for New Century Resources Limited (New Century), subject

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Base Metals Europe 

Hydro delivers first near-zero aluminium for construction market

March 24, 2023March 21, 2023 admin Aluminium, Hydro

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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Base Metals 

Net Zero Lab drives decarbonization of Swiss aluminium plant

March 23, 2023March 21, 2023 admin Aluminium

Novelis  and its partners at the research and development laboratory Net Zero Lab Valais, successfully completed the first year of

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Base Metals 

Underground production celebrated at Oyu Tolgoi copper mine

March 22, 2023March 21, 2023 admin Copper, Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, Rio Tinto

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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Base Metals 

RONAL is for the first time producing wheels from 100% secondary aluminum

March 21, 2023March 20, 2023 admin Aluminium

Härkingen, Switzerland – As part of its PLANBLUE sustainability strategy, the RONAL GROUP has set itself the goal of a

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Base Metals 

ALUMINIUM: Novelis to replace gas pusher furnace with electrical one

March 20, 2023March 18, 2023 admin Aluminium

Novelis Sierre aims to reach carbon neutrality for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. To achieve this ambitious goal,

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Base Metals South America 

TIN: EM Vinto in force majeure after cut in coal supplies from Peru

March 20, 2023March 18, 2023 admin Tin

The eighth largest tin producer, EM Vinto has entered force majeure, as the Bolivan smelter struggles with sourcing coal from

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Base Metals Europe 

Aurubis constructs nickel and copper recycling plant in Belgium

March 15, 2023March 14, 2023 admin Copper, nickel

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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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals
Refractories/Insulation 

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals

July 7, 2026July 3, 2026 admin

Imerys has concluded the acquisition of Great Lakes Minerals, a U.S.-based processor of specialty minerals serving the refractory and abrasives

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Refractories/Insulation 

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August 15, 2025August 11, 2025 admin
RHI Magnesita introduces new refractory solutions contract model
Refractories/Insulation 

RHI Magnesita introduces new refractory solutions contract model

August 14, 2025August 11, 2025 admin
Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary
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Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary

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China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill
Base Metals Product News 

China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Primetals Technologies has been awarded an order from Lidao New Energy (Anhui) to supply seven Technology Control

Primetals Technologies to Revamp CSP Mill at WISCO in China
Product News 

Primetals Technologies to Revamp CSP Mill at WISCO in China

July 24, 2026July 22, 2026 admin
First Robotic Coil Trimming and Sampling System at Hyundai Steel
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First Robotic Coil Trimming and Sampling System at Hyundai Steel

July 22, 2026July 20, 2026 admin
Metso highlights its latest minerals processing innovations
Product News 

Metso highlights its latest minerals processing innovations

July 21, 2026July 20, 2026 admin
Ladle Furnace Upgrade Order for Outokumpu Stainless USA
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Ladle Furnace Upgrade Order for Outokumpu Stainless USA

July 17, 2026July 15, 2026 admin
Baosteel successfully start up caster in Shanghai
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Baosteel successfully start up caster in Shanghai

July 14, 2026July 10, 2026 admin
Two PQF® seamless tube plants from Baosteel Steel Pipe in China
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Two PQF® seamless tube plants from Baosteel Steel Pipe in China

July 13, 2026July 8, 2026 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
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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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