Nornickel to supply EU nickel battery market from its Finland’s refinery
Key nickel, copper and platinum group metals producer Norilsk Nickel is targeting itself to become a larger player in the
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LKAB: New operational plants by 2027
Subject to an efficient environmental permit process, it is estimated that both LKAB’s production of apatite concentrate in Kiruna and
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LKAB and Boliden to recycle mining waste and create circular products
The leading Swedish mining companies LKAB and Boliden have signed an agreement and will begin working together to investigate the
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RUSAL and KUMZ launch aluminium-scandium alloy semi-finished products
MOSCOW – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, together with KUMZ, has successfully launched the production of various rolled and
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Oropesa tin upgrade resource beats expectations
Elementos has improved the Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project by some 50%, following a successful drilling programme.The Oropesa project, located in southern Spain, was
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Partners to build direct reduction test plant with hydrogen
Hydrogen will play a key role on the path towards decarbonising the steel industry. But how can the energy source
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Primetals to supply gas cleaning plant for blast furnace to Arcelormittal
Recently, ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. placed an order with Primetals Technologies and Mostostal Zabrze Realizacje Przemyslowe S.A. (MZRP) to supply a
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Europe’s cobalt industry dominated by Russia and Finland
Europe’s cobalt industry is limited to Russia and Finland in terms of mined cobalt, and Fitch expects this dynamic to
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Rio Tinto and Carbfix partner for carbon capture and storage
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it
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Europe hit by catastrophic shortage of magnesium supply from China
Europe’s industry associations European Aluminium, Eurofer, ACEA, Eurometaux, industriAll, ECCA, ESTAL, IMA, EUWA, EuroAlliages and CLEPA have today issued an
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As COP26 kicks off on in Glasgow, Eskom hopes for grants
The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, has kicked off in Glasgow on Sunday, and South Africa is being pitched as
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Russia should increase gas availability to Europe
The International Energy Agency, which is backed by developed countries including many of the world’s largest energy consumers, has suggested that Russia could “do more to
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Battery recycling demonstration plant completed
Primobius has initiated the commissioning phase for the hydrometallurgical refining circuits in its showcase lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling demonstration plant
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Tata to convert its polluting steelplant to hydrogen technology
Tata Steel on Wednesday said it would convert its heavily polluting steel mill in the Netherlands to a cleaner one
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Optimism Surrounds Likely End to EU US Steel Trade Tensions
BRUSSELS – European Commissioner for Trade said that he has become more optimistic that the bloc could resolve its dispute
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Panasonic, Equinor and Hydro to explore European battery business
Technology company Panasonic, energy company Equinor and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a
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Hydro to expand its aluminium recycling capacity in Sweden by 50%
Hydro will expand its aluminium recycling capacity at its Sjunnen extrusion plant in Sweden by 50% in a €11.3 million
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EU’s carbon border tax introduction will strike Russia hardest
A joint research study by two European climate think tanks clearly stated that the European Union’s proposal of the world’s
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Eurallumina to restart its alumina refinery in ninety days
Eurallumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery located in the industrial area of Portovesme, on the island of Sardinia, Italy with access
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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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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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Norilsk Nickel concentrator to return to full operations in October
Norilsk Nickel has reported that its consolidated revenue in H1 of 2021 increased 33% YoY to USD 8.9 billion owing
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First fossil-free steel delivered to Volvo
As the world looks to counter the deadly impact of greenhouse gas emissions, a Swedish company might give a fighting
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New test facility for safe transportation of hydrogen
Rosen Group is expanding its hydrogen capabilities by exploring the safe transportation of hydrogen in pipeline infrastructure. This will see
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Electric strip annealing and insulating line for thyssenkrupp
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE), has placed an order with SMS group covering the supply of an annealing and insulating line
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Aurubis to invest in more efficient tin extraction
Aurubis has announced that it will build a state-of-the-art recycling plant at its Beerse site – previously Metallo – in
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Rio Tinto commits funding for Jadar lithium project
LONDON – Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, one of the world’s largest
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Sibanye-Stillwater progresses battery metals strategy
JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that it has entered into an exclusive put option agreement with French mining group Eramet
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Mercedes-Benz gets green steel from Salzgitter
German steel maker Salzgitter AG subsidiary Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH will supply green flat steel products with a CO2 footprint reduced
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ArcelorMittal inaugurates digital lab in Dunkirk in France
ArcelorMittal has inaugurated its first Digital Lab, located in Dunkirk in Nord in France, near its largest steel production site
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