China’s titanium reserves cannot be used directly in production
An underappreciated constraint: China’s significant titanium reserves are mostly titano-magnetite and rock ilmenite — neither of which can be used directly
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Ferrous Metals
China’s vertically integrated titanium supply chain, its limitations
China has built end-to-end, near self-sufficiency, in the titanium supply chain, controlling every step from raw minerals to high-end products,
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China dominate in TiO₂ commodites, Western opportunity in specialty
One of the most underappreciated dynamics in titanium is the deep bifurcation of the TiO₂ market, and China’s saturation in
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SAIL Bokaro Advances Green Steelmaking with Hydrogen Injection System
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Bokaro Steel Plant has partnered with Primetals Technologies for the
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TOSYALI SULB awards order to Midrex and SMS for DRI complex
Libya intends to become a supplier of direct reduced iron (DRI) in the Mediterranean basin and beyond with the announcement
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October 2025 world crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt)
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Primetals to supply DRI Plant for flexible transition to hydrogen
German steel producer Dillinger and its subsidiary ROGESA have signed contracts for the supply of a new production complex, which
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Wonderkop and Boshoek FeCr smelters to idle, Lion smelter operational
Sandton – The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture (“Venture”) in response to prevailing market conditions, and advised of the commencement of
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Rio Tinto partners with Calix to test low-emissions steelmaking
PERTH, Australia- Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support construction
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Robe River JV to invest $733 million in iron ore mine in Australia
PERTH, Australia- Rio Tinto, Mitsui and Nippon Steel will invest $733 million1 (Rio Tinto share $389 million) to develop the West
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Merafe produced 709t ferrochrome in the third quarter 2025
Merafe Resources’ attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the third quarter ended 30 September 2025 was
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worldsteel Short Range Outlook – October 2025
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO) for global steel demand in 2025 and
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ARM: Closure of Cato Ridge Works and Alloys, disposal of interest in Sakura
ARM has announced a series of strategic transactions involving its 50% held joint venture, Assmang. These include the permanent closure
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JSP and Primetals Technologies to modernize plate mill in India
Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) has tasked Primetals Technologies with supplying and implementing a comprehensive Level 1 and 2 automation
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Merafe: SA ferrochrome industry faces continuing economic pressures
Merafe in its previous announcements published on 3 February 2025, 25 April 2025 and 13 June 2025 regarding, inter alia,
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Shougang Jingtang orders galvanizing line for automotive grades
Shougang Jingtang orders galvanizing line for automotive grades Shougang Jingtang has awarded SMS group the contract for a new CGL
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Baosteel upgrade its high-capacity hot strip mill
With the completion of a critical overhaul of the gearboxes in the 2050-millimeter hot strip mill at Baoshan Iron &
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July 2025 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 150.1 million tonnes (Mt)
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Discussions with the IDC to shape the ArcelorMittal’s next phase
ArcelorMittal in its Interim Results June 2025 reports that its revenue for the period lowered to R17.1 billion (R20.5 billion)
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Kumba: Higher sales volumes from high-quality iron ore
In an environment characterised by global economic uncertainty and market volatility, Kumba is positioned to continue delivering stakeholder value. Mpumi
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June 2025 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.4 million tonnes (Mt)
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Exxaro to acquire manganese assets from Ntsimbintle Holdings
In Overview of EXXARO expected business performance for 1H25, the company says that the average benchmark API4 Richards Bay Coal
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Infrared temperature control – key factor in flame hardening success
Flame hardening is a heat treatment process widely used on parts made from mild steels, alloy steels, medium carbon steels,
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May 2025 world crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.8 million tonnes (Mt)
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Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting to invest $1.6bn in iron ore project
PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.6 billion (Rio Tinto share $0.8 billion) to develop the Hope
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Smelting operations at the Lion smelter temporarily suspended
SANDTON – Merafe Resources refers to the announcements published on SENS on 3 February 2025 and 25 April 2025 regarding
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VANADIUM USE: Steel still dominates, but batteries rising
Historically, vanadium demand has tracked closely with industrial output and infrastructure spending, particularly in emerging markets. The main drivers: Historically,
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NeoSmelt signs new participants for steel decarbonisation project
PERTH, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NeoSmelt, a consortium of leading resources, energy and manufacturing companies working together on ways to produce lower-emissions
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China is dominant in titanium supply
The countries with the highest production of primary titanium minerals, ilmenite and rutile, are China (34%), Mozambique (17.5%) and South Africa, while
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VANADIUM: A strategic metal caught between two markets
By 2033, vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are projected to account for 17% of global vanadium use — a 6x increase from
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