Calls for government to implement tax on export of raw ore
Lobby group Save SA Smelters are calling on the President to implement a tax on the export of raw ore
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Ferrous Metals
May 2021 crude steel production
BRUSSELS, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 174.4
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Vale produces first nickel ore at Voisey’s Bay Mine Extension
Vale recently announced the milestone achievement of first ore production on its Reid Brook deposit at the Voisey’s Bay Mine
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Nippon Steel sells its stake in stainless steel maker Acerinox
Nippon Steel said that it had sold a 7.9% stake in Spanish stainless steel maker Acerinox for 218 million euros
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MERAFE: Ferrochrome price announcement for Q3 2021
Merafe Resources has advised that the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the third quarter of 2021 has been settled at
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Chrometco commissions the final phase of chrome processing plant
Chrometco and the rest of the mining industry were faced with numerous challenges during the past year. Despite all the
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Conversion of wide hot-strip mill to increase production
Panzhihua Steel & Vanadium Co. Ltd., China, has ordered an extensive modernization of their 1,450-millimeter hot strip mill (HSM) in
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Stainless steel melt shop production increases by 25%
The International Stainless Steel Forum has released figures for the first three months of 2021 showing that stainless steel melt
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Johnson Matthey and Nano One pact for nickel-rich cathode metals
Enviro technology innovator in battery materials Nano One Materials Corp and global leader in sustainable technologies Johnson Matthey announce a
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ArcelorMittal seeks EU approval to buy Gupta’s French steel assets
Business Standard reported that ArcelorMittal is seeking approval from European Union regulators after bidding to buy French steel assets from
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Vale interrupts iron ore production amid dam safety concerns
Brazilian iron ore mining giant Vale has interrupted production at its Timbopeba mine and part of its Alegria mine after
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Ecolant to build Russia’s first green metallurgy plant
Ecolant announced the signing of SPIC 2.0 for the construction of Russia’s first green metallurgy plant. A special 20 year
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EU plans to impose carbon emission costs on imports of steel
According to documents obtained by French online media Contexte, the European Union plans to impose carbon emission costs on imports
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Jubilee Metals commissions its new chrome ore processing facility
As previously announced, in November 2020, Jubilee commenced the construction of an additional 80 000 tonnes per month of chrome
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World Steel in Figures 2021 by worldsteel
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2021 edition of World Steel in Figures. The publication provides a comprehensive
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Vanadium shows disconnect between steelmakers in China and the rest of the world
For steel-driven commodities such as vanadium, 2020 was marked by an economic disconnect between China and the rest of the world,
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Steelmakers hike automotive steel by USD 45
South Korean steel makers Posco, Hyundai Steel and other steelmakers have reached an agreement with automaking majors Hyundai Motor Co
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Nickel demand impacted by imposed lockdowns
The nickel market in 2020 was strongly impacted by the global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdown measures were
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Chromite and ferrochrome closely follow developments in China
The recovery trend across the chromium supply chain has been underpinned by recovering stainless steel output in China over the
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Tata Steel accelerates plans to cut emissions at its Dutch plant
Tata Steel in the Netherlands has announced a speeding up of a EUR 300 million package of planned measures with
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BlueScope Port Kembla blast furnace upgrade deemed critical
An AUD 700 million proposal to upgrade a Bluescope’s blast furnace at Port Kembla Steelworks has been declared Critical State
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Explosion at EVRAZ Rocky Mountain EAF Injures seven
Local media reported that an explosion at EVRAZ Rocky Mountain steel mill in Colorado left at least seven workers with
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Ferroalloys consumption grew 6.4%py between 2015 and 2019
Roskill reports that consumption of alloying metals in steel production, grew by an average 3.7%py between 2011 and 2019, to
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AFRIMAT: strong results amid favourable iron ore pricing
Afrimat delivered strong results for the year ended 28 February 2021 despite the effect caused by the sudden and unexpected
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East Manganese on course to commence production in July
East Manganese will produce first ore in July, while the dry crushing and screening plant is currently in the process
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ArcelorMittal to Restart Meltshop at Barra Mansa in Brazil
ArcelorMittal Brazil announced that it will resume operations at the melt shop at the Barra Mansa unit in the second
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Afrimat acquires the Gravenhage manganese mining right
Afrimat has entered into an agreement with Aquila Steel and Rakana Consolidated Mines, to purchase 100% of the Gravenhage manganese
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First Quantum sells 30% of Ravensthorpe Nickel to POSCO
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 30% equity
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Blend of 30% natural gas and hydrogen for steel forging in Italy
The world’s first test of a 30% natural gas and hydrogen blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking
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BHP delivers first iron ore production from South Flank
On 20 May 2021, BHP mined its first ore at its US$3.6 billion South Flank mine in the central Pilbara,
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