Hydro’s Sjunnen Vetlanda restarts aluminium extrusion plant
Hydro’s Sjunnen Vetlanda Sweden based extrusion plant is starting up again to meet accelerated demand for sustainable aluminium profiles. The
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EGA starts up second phase of Al Taweelah smelter expansion
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced
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Aluminium producer suspended its operations amid social unrest
Hulamin is located in a semi-industrial area in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal. Since Sunday, 11 July 2021 the local climate around
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Tin raced to record heights recently
Tin prices raced to an all-time high in May 2021, firmly cementing tin as one of the best performing metals
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Alphamin expects to make US$34m profit in tin production
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp., a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in
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Mubadala buys substantial stake in En+ aluminium company
Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, has acquired a 2.6% stake in En+, a low-carbon aluminium and hydropower
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Yunnan Tin smelter shuts down Ausmelt furnace to replace refractory lining
Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters
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Hydro Husnes returns back to full capacity after its closure in 2009
Hydro’s CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim, the mayor of Kvinnherad Municipality and representatives from Industri Energi and Norsk Industri were present
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Construction starts on commercial-scale inert anode cells
MONTREAL, Canada – Eliminating all direct greenhouse gases from aluminium smelting has taken a major step forward today with the start
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Myanmar tin production halves amid labour shortage
Imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar into China dropped significantly in May as the major tin mining area
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EnviroLeach recovers over four fifths of tin contained in circuit boards
Canadian e-waste recycler EnviroLeach have released new results showing that their environmentally friendly, cost-efficient process consistently recovers over four fifths
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Four factors behind the metals price rally
As economies reopen in various parts of the world, the price of some commodities has soared, including the prices of
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SkyTEM Survey underway at Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals Limited (ASX/JSE: ORN) (Orion or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Okiep District SkyTEMTM helicopter borne
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TRIMET Aluminium starts test operation of its virtual battery
TRIMET Aluminium SE started the trial operation of its virtual battery in May 2021. Initial research work began six years
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Serbia to become second largest copper producer in Europe
China’s mining company Zijin Mining announced the start of trial production in the upper-zone of Serbian world-class Čukaru Peki copper
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China’s production of secondary aluminium to triple by 2030
Russia’s Rusal, the largest aluminium producer, said that China’s production of secondary aluminium will almost triple by the end of
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Rio Tinto partners with ARENA to reduce emissions in alumina refineries
Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina
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Renewable energy to be tested for alumina refining
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is awarding Alcoa of Australia AUD 11.3 million toward testing the potential use of renewable
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Befesa SA will acquire 100% of American Zinc Recycling
American Zinc Recycling LLC, a leading provider of environmental services to the US steel industry, announced that Luxembourg based Befesa
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Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion
AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations.The Uis
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Cornish Metals updates mineral resource for its tin project
Exploration and development company Cornish Metals has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its South Crofty tin project. The
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Ivanhoe Mines releases copper production guidance for 2021
Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021
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N$6,5 billion approved for Skorpion Zinc revival
According to The Namibian, Vedanta Zinc International, the parent company of Skorpion Zinc Mine, plans to invest N$6,5 billion into
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Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements for blister copper and concentrate
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa Copper SA –the operating company of the joint venture
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Lualaba Copper Smelter to produce 99% blister copper for Kamoa Copper
Kamoa Copper signed a 10-year agreement with the Lualaba Copper Smelter, located outside the town of Kolwezi, for the processing
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AMS awarded contract for mining services at Motheo copper project
Perenti Global has reported that its surface mining subsidiary in Africa, African Mining Services (AMS), was awarded the contract for
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Copper: Mine expansions and no shortage of smelting capacity
According to Wood Mackenzie, there is more than enough copper supply to meet medium term requirements. With mine expansions coming
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Salzburger Aluminium starts production at its new site in Slovakia
SAG Slovakia, a 100 % owned subsidiary of the Salzburger Aluminium Group, started production at its new site in the
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Alphamin continues to intercept high grade tin mineralisation
Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic Republic of
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High copper prices could slow demand for electric vehicles
According to Wood Mackenzie, prices for copper (along with several other mined commodities) do not reflect fundamentals – the dynamics
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