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Kumba iron ore production comes in at bottom of guidance

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 admin Kolomela iron ore mine, Kumba Iron Ore

The iron ore miner has expressed its opinion that iron ore production would come in at the bottom of its

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Exxaro reflects on global iron ore, oil and titanium

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 admin Iron ore, oil, steelmaking, Titanium

During 2020, the global economy recorded the worst downturn since the 1930s. Global real GDP for 2020 is expected to

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Hydrogen to replace coke

December 2, 2020December 1, 2020 admin Coke, Coking coal, hydrogen

BloombergNEF, a primary research service that covers clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials and commodities, reported that the

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Managing dust by the steel industry

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 admin Emission control system, Recycling

Regulatory authorities often believe that imposing a specific abatement technology to manage air quality is the solution to cut emissions.

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Hoa Phat successfully commissions two converter meltshops

November 30, 2020November 29, 2020 admin Converter, Steel, Vietnam

At Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam, a consortium consisting of WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. and SMS has completed the

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October 2020 global crude steel production

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 admin steelmaking, World Steel Association

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt)

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Temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at steel plant

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 admin Germany, Primetals Technologies

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

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 admin iron ore pellets, LKAB, sponge iron, Sweden

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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Tharisa likely to deliver 300% improvement in earnings

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 admin chrome concentrate, PGM metals, Tharisa plc

In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to provide guidance to the market when they are satisfied

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HBIS commissions high-performance hot strip mill

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 admin HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel, hot strip mill, SMS

The new high-performance hot strip mill supplied by SMS group has successfully started production at HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel

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EAF steelmaking can’t address decarbonisation challenge alone

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin BHP, Blast Furnace, BOF, EAF, low-carbon, steelmaking

Steel is manufactured by two main process routes (1) the integrated steelmaking process featuring the blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace (BF/BOF),

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Export tax may have destructive impact on SA chrome industry

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin chromite, Chromium, Ferrochrome, ferrochrome smelter

An independent chrome ore producer group, made up of both primary and by-product chromium miners in South Africa, Chrome SA,

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Life cycle thinking: key to every aspect of sustainability

November 22, 2020November 21, 2020 admin Automobile, steelmaking

To understand the environmental performance of a product, its entire life cycle needs to be considered. A life cycle assessment

Ferrous Metals New Technology World

Direct iron electrolysis will potentially play role in steelmaking

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 admin Blast Furnace, Direct iron electrolysis, Steel, steelmaking

The steel industry itself has a major role to play in reducing its own emissions, which are around 7-10% of

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Retire blast furnaces or run them (low-)carbon efficient?

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 admin Blast Furnace, hydrogen, Ironmaking, low-carbon

Through advancements in technology and process control, a modern blast furnace can operate continuously for at least half a century,

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AMY to extract manganese from US Mn-ore stockpile

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 admin American Manganese, Manganese

SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese (AMY) has announced that the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the

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Kumba outlines its commitment to low carbon world

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 admin Carbon footprint, carbon-neutral steelmaking, Kumba Iron Ore

SISHEN – Climate change is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the world. Kumba’s environmental management efforts are focused

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BHP joins the race to develop hydrogen steelmaking

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Asia, Australia, BHP, China, China Baowu, hydrogen, steelmaking

PERTH, AUSTRALIA – BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with world leading steel producer, China Baowu, with the

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Steel production recovers at Cleveland-Cliffs

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Americas, Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel, steelmaking, USA

According to Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, steel production has rebounded alongside the recovery in automotive production. All Big Three

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African productions push manganese down

November 7, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Manganese, Roskill, South Africa

In 2019, manganese ore prices experienced a gradual softening over the first three quarters of the year, followed by an

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Vale produces million tons of iron ore per day

November 5, 2020November 4, 2020 admin Americas, Brazil, Iron ore, Vale

Vale, in its Production & Sales Report for July-September Quarter 2020 says iron ore fines production totalled 88.7 Mt, an

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All Glencore metals production down except for zinc

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Ferrochrome, Glencore, oil, Zinc

Glencore, in its “Third Quarter 2020 Production Report” says that its own sourced copper production of 934,700 tonnes was 81,100

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BHP’s iron ore production increased by eight per cent

October 31, 2020November 1, 2020 admin Americas, Australia, BHP, Brazil, Iron ore

In its Operational Review for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, BHP has reported that its total iron ore production

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Afrimat returns to profitability in August 2020 amid Covid19

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 admin Africa, Afrimat, Demaneng iron ore mine, Iron ore, South Africa

Afrimat entered the national lockdown with a very strong balance sheet, positioning it strongly for the uncertainty that may lay

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Short range outlook for global steel-using sectors

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 admin Automobile, Global News, Steel

In general, the steel using sectors suffered less from the lockdown and are recovering faster than the hospitality, aviation, and

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Short range outlook for global steelmaking

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 admin Steel, steelmaking, World, World Steel Association

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released an update to its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. This

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SA to impose tax on chrome export to stimulate FeCr production

October 26, 2020October 25, 2020 admin Africa, chromite, Ferrochrome, ferrochrome smelter, Minerals Council, South Africa

The Minerals Council notes fundamental competitiveness issue for ferroalloy producers, globally competitive electricity pricing, has not been addressed. The Minerals

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