Energy trilemma – affordability, security and sustainability
The Year of the Tiger was marked by three major paradigm shifts; the commencement of war in mainland Europe, the
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Soaring fossil fuel prices are a threat to energy transition
The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most significant shock to world energy markets since the 1970s.
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StatsSA: Mining sector contracts 9% in November as PGM and iron ore production down
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has said the domestic mining production decreased by 9.0% year-on-year in November 2022. StatsSA said that
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SEIFSA: Eskom cannot provide sufficient electricity to its customers
SEIFSA Chief Operating Officer Tafadzwa Chibanguza notes with grave disappointment the significantly above inflation tariff increase granted by the National
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Sodium-ion batteries: game changer or window dressing?
Top tier battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) impressed the industry by unveiling its first-generation sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery
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Decarbonisation of steelmaking requires $1.4 trillion of investment
The industrialised world cannot function without steel. It is essential to everything from the buildings we live in to the
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Eskom threatens the SA economy and wellbeing of inhabitants
Eskom has warned that it could implement elevated levels of power cuts higher than stage 6 load shedding in a
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Future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict but NECESSARY
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a geopolitical quake that will reverberate for decades. Europe is at the centre, its relationship
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HalZero process eliminates CO2 to produces aluminium and emits O2 instead
For seven years, Hydro’s technologists have worked to develop a breakthrough technology for primary aluminium production. The proprietary HalZero* technology is
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Britain could lead technological leap forward to produce green steel
by Henrik Adam, Chairman of Tata Steel UK. The old blast furnace at Redcar steelworks on Teesside, which once produced
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IN NUTSHELL: How Steel Is Made
Steel is primarily produced using one of two methods: Blast Furnace or Electric Arc Furnace. The blast furnace is the
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US’s Finished Steel Imports market share in 2022 was 24%
Washington, D.C. – Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron
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Lithium production to double by 2025, supply shortages to persist
Industry experts say, global production of lithium amounted to 546,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021, up 24%
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Copper production projected to reach 24 million tonnes in 2024
Based on industry consensus data, Chile was the top copper producer, followed by Peru and China. World-wide mine production of
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Will gold price go lower in 2023? How low it can go?
Although the Federal Reserve is slowing the pace of rate hikes, it will continue to tighten its monetary policy in
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Gold to have a difficult start in 2023 but shining by year end
After a difficult year filled with challenging headwinds, the gold market is ending 2022 on an upswing in roughly neutral
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Eskom should make way for an independent power grid
Eskom, as a state-owned monopoly, with centrally controlled oversight and direction, is not the best structure for the supply of
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Platinum to play a significant role in the energy transition
Platinum’s strategic and economic importance is underlined with the United Sates, European Union and China recognising its critical mineral status,
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10 largest gold mining companies in Q3 2022
Ranking of the top 10 largest gold mining companies is based on their quarterly production figures reported in Q3 2022.
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Platinum deficit of 303 koz forecast in 2023 as 2022 surplus reduces
The World Platinum Investment Council – WPIC® – today publishes its Platinum Quarterly for the third quarter of 2022, with
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Labour unions: Why they are not good for South Africa
Many of South Africa’s most seemingly intractable problems, from the civil service wage bill to sub-standard teaching, to unemployment, can
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Steelmaking sustainability Indicators 2022
Brussels, Belgium – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today publishes Sustainability Indicators 2022 report. worldsteel uses eight indicators to measure
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Major investment opportunity for tin mining and recycling
During the annual International Tin Association’s (ITA) Investing in Tin Seminar, the organisation presented its vision for the future of
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Russia’s gold reserves a target in U.S. defense spending bill
The U.S. continues to target Russia’s massive gold reserves in an effort to sanction the country for its nearly year-long
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Falling head grades put pressure on gold mining industry
Metals Focus, in its recent report, stated the average head grade at the world’s primary gold operations has been declining
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Renewable energy is converted into hydrogen with platinum PEM electrolysers
According to a recent report the use of green hydrogen as an energy carrier is set to provide a way
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The BEE policy has been disastrous and must be scrapped
South Africa’s Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has made the right decision with his new procurement rules that empower state
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No silver bullet for green iron ore products
Brazil and Africa look set to emerge as key net exporters for DRI and DR pellet/ pellet feed, says Wood
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Energy transition beyond Putin’s barbaric aggression
Energy is life – these days, Europeans are experiencing that first-hand. For far too long, Europe has depended on coal,
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Iron and steelmaking require US$1.4 trillion for decarbonisation
Steel is essential to everything from the buildings we live in to the ways we get around. Wood Mackenzie estimates
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