Largest steelmaker to use natural gas at its blast furnace
The natural gas supplier VNG Handel & Vertrieb and ArcelorMittal will cooperate to make the production of steel products at
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Nornickel shuts down its outdated smelter
MOSCOW – Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, is shutting down
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ElvalHalcor accepts new aluminium hot strip mill
Greece-based aluminium producer ElvalHalcor S.A. has granted SMS group the final acceptance for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill
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EUR 100 million key equipment for new zinc plant
HELSINKI – Metso Outotec has signed a contract to deliver a complete package of key process equipment for a greenfield
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Processing equipment for Norilsk Nickel
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to deliver its industry-leading comminution equipment for Nornickel’s refurbishment project at the Talnakh processing
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Will UK steel industry benefit from Brexit?
The UK steel industry has benefited greatly from EU membership over the past few years. Brexit could affect the UK
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Metso Outotec sells its aluminium business
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to sell its Aluminium business to REEL International, headquartered in France. The business was
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Norilsk Nickel’s to modernize its smelting line
HELSINKI, FINLAND – Metso Outotec has been awarded a landmark contract by PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel to modernize one of
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Haznedar Durer Refractories has merged with Calderys
Haznedar Refractories and Durer Monolithics have merged to form Haznedar Durer Refractories, which in turn has joined forces with Calderys.
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ArcelorMittal signs investment agreement with Invitalia
ArcelorMittal announces that it has signed a binding agreement (the ‘Investment Agreement’) with Invitalia, an Italian state-owned company, forming a
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UK to end support for fossil fuel sector overseas
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an end to the UK Government’s direct support for the fossil fuel
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Equinor, Panasonic and Hydro to start European battery business
OSLO, NORWAY – Energy company Equinor, technology company Panasonic, and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to
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UK to impose tariffs on imports of steel from US after Brexit
LONDON – The Post-Brexit UK government will have an independent approach to the longstanding trade conflicts between the EU and
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Tata Steel fights pollution at its Dutch Plant
LONDON – Tata Steel has launched Roadmap+, EUR 300 million environmental-improvement plan to reduce emissions at its IJmuiden plant in
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Glencore CEO Glasenberg to retire, to be succeeded by Nagle
BAAR, Switzerland – Glencore has announced that Ivan Glasenberg will retire as CEO and as a member of the Glencore
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Salzgitter plant: What happens during battery recycling?
First, the returns will be analysed. After that, there are two paths: either the battery is given a so-called “second
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Russia’s gold industry set for modest production growth
Russia’s gold industry will see modest production growth, supported by a solid project pipeline and improving gold prices. While the
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Glencore completes acquisition of Orsted’s lng business
Following the announcement issued on December 18 2019, Glencore’s Oil division has on December 01 2020 completed the acquisition of
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Production restarts at the Hydro Aluminium Husnes B line
On Tuesday this week, production resumed at the Hydro Husnes B line – more than 10 years after the production
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New aluminium alloy is stronger and more sustainable
The brief handed to the Rio Tinto’s Arvida Research and Development Centre, five years ago, was a tough one: invent
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Primobius and InoBat to operate lithium-ion battery recycling facility
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – Lithium battery recycling process designed to generate low CO2 emissions and to deliver high purity chemicals back
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Temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at steel plant
LONDON – Primetals Technologies has installed two semi-automatic horizontal temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at the two BOF converters at
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LKAB to produce carbon-free sponge iron for steelmaking
STOCKHOLM – World-leading mining and minerals group LKAB has presented the company’s new strategy for the future. “This is the
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Nordgold delivers strong performance this year
LONDON – Nord Gold SE, the internationally diversified gold producer, is well set to deliver an excellent result for the
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Alvance invests in new aluminium recycling and casting plant
ALVANCE Aluminium, a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, has today announced a £94m investment package to
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Toral project step closer towards production
Europa Metals, the European focused lead-zinc and silver developer, has announce results from an independent Preliminary Economic Study in respect
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Pink diamond sells for $26.6M at Sotheby’s auction
GENEVA – The beautiful pink rock hit the block at Sotheby’s “Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels” sale in Geneva, Switzerland
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FEATURED: HYBRIT PROCESS – towards fossil-free steel
HYBRIT – short for Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology – is a joint venture between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, aiming to
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