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In 2024, electrical demand for platinum reached an estimated 90 koz and accounted for around 1% of total platinum demand.

TORONTO & DENVER – Barrick Mining Corporation and Newmont Corporation have reached an agreement under which excluded properties, including Barrick’s Fourmile

Copper for September delivery touched $6.7045 a pound on the Comex, an all-time high in the United States. The metal

Hybar LLC, a scrap metal recycling and steel production company focused on environmentally sustainable steel production, has again selected SMS

Donald Trump, the US President, was forced to create a programme to cut primary aluminium import tariffs from 50% to

National Aluminium Company (NALCO) plans to undertake a 500,000 tonne per year expansion at its site in Angul, Odisha. Commissioning

Johannesburg – Specialist high-pressure equipment engineering firm Steinmüller Africa says the fuel South Africa has spent decades trying to get

Brussels, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.7

China’s dominance in rare earth mining, refining and exports has long been viewed as a strategic advantage. But a new

Novelis has commissioned its first electric pusher furnace at its Sierre plant, Switzerland. The pusher furnace is used to heat

SSAB, an advanced high-strength steel producer, has awarded SMS group a contract for a new gas atomization plant at its

Roan plays a key role in the Jubilee Metals’s integrated copper production strategy, processing third-party run-of-mine copper ore (ROM) into

Sandton – Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture, The Ferrochrome Venture, remains committed to constructive engagement with Eskom and all stakeholders to work

Automotive demand resilient supported by hybridisation and heavy-duty trends:Automotive platinum demand declined by 6% year-on-year (-46 koz) to 720 koz

Indonesia’s nickel boom comes at cost: Indonesia now produces nearly two-thirds of the world’s refined nickel – up from just 6% a decade

US-based steel and tinplate producer United States Steel Corp has announced it will restart tinplate production at its Gary Works

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) plans to acquire an 80% stake in Italian aluminium recycling company Eco Green. Eco Green specialises

Western governments and industry leaders are now pivoting to take on the threat by opening up a new front in

LONDON – Primetals Technologies is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Polytec, a global leader in robotic solutions, for

Tata Steel has entered into definitive agreements with Paul Wurth S.A. (Paul Wurth Luxembourg), part of SMS group GmbH, for

A reduction in CO₂ emissions of 30-35 percent is achieved at one of Hydro’s key European shipping routes, marking an

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – In January 2026, integrated steel producer Kardemir, based in Karabük, Türkiye, awarded Primetals Technologies a contract

Metso introduces the Outotec® Robotic Split Strip, an advanced solution for separating the cathode sheets from the cathode plate in copper electrorefining operations. Applicable for

SMS group, together with its consortium partner MCK Kutty Engineers Pvt. Ltd., has signed a contract with IISCO Steel Plant

Industrial sectors form the backbone of the South African economy. Mining, power, electrical, automation, transport and local manufacturing each play

Toronto, Ontario – First Quantum Minerals announces that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell the Çayeli mine (“Çayeli”)