ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA updates on progress of Longs Business
Global steel demand expected to contract in 2024 by 0.9% driven by declining household purchasing power, aggressive monetary tightening, and
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Ferrous Metals
Kumba Iron Ore to invest in processing technology at Sishen mine
Kumba has now completed a full technical review of its ultra-high-dense-media-separation (UHDMS) processing technology project at its Sishen mine in
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Jubilee Updates on its Projects in Zambia and South Africa
Jubilee’s Integrated Copper Strategy is enabled by its proven ability to extract value from materials often regarded by the industry
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Rio Tinto Iron Ore celebrates 70 years in the Labrador Trough
SEPT-ÎLES, Canada – Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is celebrating its 70th anniversary, marking seven decades as
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Steelmaker uses AI model-based energy management solution
The Viridis Performance system, based on advanced AI models, analyzes large quantities of real-time data to optimize the production process
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Jubilee exceeds chrome production guidance
Jubilee Metals Group, a diversified metals producer with operations in South Africa and Zambia, has publishes its unaudited operational and
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Tata Steel Nederland orders advanced pellet pot testing facility
Tata Steel Nederland has chosen Primetals Technologies’ pellet pot testing facility solution for its pilot plant located in IJmuiden, the
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Repurposing the Sandouville refinery to nickel sulphate production
Johannesburg: Sibanye-Stillwater acquired the Sandouville nickel refinery (Sandouville refinery) in 2022 with a view to producing nickel sulphate, targeting the
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Merafe: FeCr remains strained, increasing pressure on margins
Merafe achieved a profit of R720 million for the six months ended 30 June 2024, as a result of higher
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Merafe achieves R720m profit due higher chrome ore prices
Sandton – Merafe achieved a profit of R720 million for the six months ended 30 June 2024, as a result
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Afrimat business update and pre-close briefing session
Afrimat reports that the build-up to the first half of the 2025 financial year (“HY2025”) is best characterised by two
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Kumba production for the six months drops by 2%
Kumba released the following overview of production and sales report for the six months ended 30 June 2024: Mining and
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Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production decreases 17%
Sandton – Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture (“Venture”) for the six months ended 30 June
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AMSA anticipates returning to profitability at the end of 2024
Revenue for the interim period of the six months ended 30 June 2024 lowered to R20.5 billion (2023: R21 billion)
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Kumba maintains production and sales guidance for full year 2024
Kumba’s solid operational performance in the first half of 2024, stems from its relentless focus on safety and operational excellence
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Rio Tinto ships 4 billion tonnes of iron ore to China
PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto today celebrates the shipment of 4 billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in
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June 2024 global crude steel production
Brussels, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.4
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ACL – Business update on South African steel markets
Vanderbijlpark – South African economic activity continued to be largely stagnant in Q1 2024 influenced by the uncertainty of the
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Western Australia Nickel to temporarily suspend operations
BHP announces that the Nickel West operations and West Musgrave project (Western Australia Nickel) will be temporarily suspended from October
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AMSA will continue to operate long steels production
Vanderbijlpark – During February 2024 public were advised that the Board and Management had decided to defer the wind-down of
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ACL – Business update on international steel markets
The World Bank expects global growth to stablise at 2.6% in 2024, holding steady for the first time in three
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Anglo American suspends Grosvenor steelmaking coal mine
Anglo American has suspended production at its Grosvenor steelmaking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, following an underground coal gas ignition
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Exxaro coal production / sales volume to decrease by 14% / 12%
As of 31 May 2024, the group has achieved a total of twenty-one months without a work-related fatality. The current
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May 2024 crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt)
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STEELMAKING DEVELOPMENTS: From flame to electricity
In the mid-20th century, steelmaking advanced on many fronts. Basic oxygen steelmaking and electric arc furnaces transformed the main production
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Steelmaking: Into mass production
For centuries, steel had remained a ‘niche’ metal, prized for its toughness and for creating sharp edges, but it was
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Electric cars drives Indonesia’s nickel transition boom
Indonesia has become the world’s leading supplier of nickel but comes with huge environmental costs, critics say. In just four
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Rio Tinto to develop R&D facility to test low-carbon steelmaking
PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto will invest US$143 million (A$215 million) to develop a research and development facility in Western
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Trade in ferrous scrap in 2022 and 2023
million tonnes Exports Imports 2022 2023 2022 2023 Austria 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 Belgium 3.9
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Production, exports and imports of Iron ore
million tonnes, actual weight Production – Exports + Imports = = Apparent Consumption Austria 3.3 0.0 1.4
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