STEEL: Tallest European skyscraper is also most eco-friendly
The ground-breaking Lakhta Centre in Russia is not only the tallest buildings in Europe, it is one of the five
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Earth orbit’s metallic debris to be vapourised into atmosphere
Japan’s national aerospace agency has developed an innovative solution to planet Earth’s serious space debris problem It is a common
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Use of hydrogen in metallurgical processes
In principle, hydrogen can be applied as a reducing agent for the production of many metals. However, it is only
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Staying on top amid changing mining technology
According PwC, the mining industry we see today is at an existential crossroads. Funding is significantly complicated by the need
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Industry 4.0 to transform industrial operational excellence
Industry 4.0 is all about enterprises transforming their entire digital value chain through the power of analytics and AI to
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Carbon capture technologies being developed at NETL
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) researchers in the USA have developed a method to custom-formulate low-cost membranes to more effectively separate
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HYBRIT – breakthrough coke/coal-free ironmaking
Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB, iron-ore pellet producer LKAB and energy supplier Vattenfall AB have taken a decisive step toward fossil-free
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Digital technologies to power the supply chain of the future
The constraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing manufacturers, suppliers and distributors across the world to revisit their global
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Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles
by Tom Baxter. Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle,
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Platinum Pioneers: taking hydrogen fuel cells to the mainstream
One is a Japanese global brand that has been building vehicles for over 80 years, the other a US start-up
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Apple commits to carbon neutral metals and recycling
Apple has unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle
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Canada pilots hydrogen to fuel the future
First of its kind in the world, a hydrogen production pilot project in Saskatchewan could be the start of a
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HYDROGEN: Toward a carbon-neutral steelmaking
Recently, ArcelorMittal and Midrex have teamed up to use hydrogen on an industrial scale as the reductant for producing direct
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Vale joins Kobe and Mitsui to produce green metallics
Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore producer, has announced that it reached a non-binding heads of agreement to establish
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Steel Heat Treatment: Tempering Steel Alloys
Tempering is a heat treatment process by which steels (and other metals) are given more beneficial properties, usually involving the
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Has time arrived for digital transformation?
Experts have been discussing digital transformation in the mining and metallurgical industries for years. They have been trying to figure
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Will Covid-19 stop or slow-down hydrogen-powered economy?
In the long-term, climate and environmental challenges remain the major threats to our planet and to humanity as a whole. The economic crisis
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Optimization Tests Increase Recycling Process Capacity
Pilot Plant Processing Capacity Increased from 64 kg/day to 160 kg/day of Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Material. American Manganese Inc. has
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Shell and IBM to accelerate digitalization in mining industry
Shell and IBM have launched Oren, a global B2B Digital mining services marketplace platform, co-developed by the companies aimed at helping
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World’s most modern plant for refractory manufacture
RHI Magnesita is investing in the future with the “Digital Flagship Plant Radenthein in Austria”, the most modern plant of
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Tesla patents process for high-strength aluminium components
Tesla has submitted a patent that describes a new, more effective cooling process for manufacturing high-strength aluminium components to be
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Hydrogen and electricity to produce iron
Metals are the backbone of modern economies. But large quantities of CO2 are produced during their production and processing. The metal
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Managing risk digitally in mining and metallurgical companies
Where risk management is concerned, the majority of mining and metallurgical companies (92%) believe digital tools will bring value to
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Rusal begins testing of Inert Anode Pot
Rusia’s RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, announces that it has commenced testing operations for a pilot industrial electrolytic cell
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Funds for new lithium technology
On 21 February 2020, Lake announced that its technology partner, California-based Lilac Solutions, had received some US$20 million in funding
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New process extracts high purity scandium oxide
Researchers at Rio Tinto have developed a new process to extract high purity scandium oxide, a critical mineral, from by-products
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Copper solvent extraction technology for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Finnish technology company Outotec has been awarded a contract by LA SINO-CONGOLAISE DES MINES SA. (hereafter as Sicomines), a joint-venture
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World first blast furnace use of hydrogen
The Duisburg-based steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel has launched a series of tests into the use of hydrogen in a working
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