EU’s carbon border tax introduction will strike Russia hardest
A joint research study by two European climate think tanks clearly stated that the European Union’s proposal of the world’s
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Recycling &Environment
SA’s Greenhouse Gas emissions increase by 10.4%
SA’s greenhouse gas emissions increased 10% in the 17 years since 2000, according to the latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report,
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Barrick joins challenge to decarbonize surface mining
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corporation has become a patron of the Charge on Innovation Challenge, an industry-wide effort to cut emissions
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ArcelorMittal leads initiative on zero-carbon steel
One of the priorities of the ArcelorMittal group is to lead the steel industry globally on sustainability. This is reflected
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World-first greenfield e-scrap recycling plant for precious metals
Following a multi-month commissioning phase, SMS group has handed over a greenfield recycling plant for waste electrical and electronic equipment
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Ball to increase its aluminium-recycling manufacturing capacity
As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of infinitely recyclable aluminium beverage packaging, Ball Corporation is planning to significantly increase
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Paper describing closed-loop battery recycling process
American Manganese Inc. has announced that the detailed technical paper, ‘A Novel Closed Loop Process for Recycling Spent Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Materials’
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Kibo Energy refocuses strategy on renewable energy opportunities
Kibo Energy PLC, the multi-asset, Africa & UK focused energy company, has announced that, following an extensive review of the
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City of future to use of hydrogen technologies
Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota Motor Corporation have commenced discussions with various partners over building a city for a new future
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Ørsted and POSCO to Collaborate on Wind and Hydrogen
Ørsted and POSCO have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their relationship. POSCO and its affiliates will apply
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Banks form the climate-aligned finance group to decarbonize steel
Several top lenders to the steel sector Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit have come together
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Eliminating greenhouse gas in aluminium sector
Aluminium is a critical enabler of sustainable economic development. Lightweight, strong, durable, conductive and recyclable aluminium products are essential enablers
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SOUTH32: Climate commitment and capital management program increase
South32 has hosted a call with equity analysts and investors to discuss its operational performance and strategy, including an increase
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Climate change and the production of iron and steel
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today releases a public policy paper, Climate change and the production of
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Mining and metals: risk from carbon policy
The contest towards net zero is well and truly underway, and miners and metallurgists are under pressure to pick up
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Gold Fields to build South Deep Solar Plant
The Gold Fields Board this week gave the green light for the construction of a 40MW solar plant at the
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Biden pledges for US greenhouse gas emissions cut
US President Joe Biden opened a global summit on climate change by announcing that the United States will aim to
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Glencore Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report
Baar, Switzerland – Glencore has published its 2020 Sustainability Report. The Report aligns with the Global Reporting Index’s reporting requirements,
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Barrick Gold updates its evolving emissions reduction target
Toronto – Barrick Gold Corporation’s ESG strategy delivered tangible results in 2020, including an update to its greenhouse gas emissions
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Minerals Council endorses global standard on tailings management
The management of tailings storage facilities in terms of safety, the protection of society and the environment in South Africa
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China unveils nationwide carbon trading market
World’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases China has flipped the switch on a nationwide carbon trading market on 1 February
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Gold Fields gets approval for South Deep solar plant
Johannesburg – Gold Fields says it welcomes the electricity generation licence approved today by the National Energy Regulator of South
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BHP reports exceptional loss due to Samarco dam failure
BHP reports it remains committed to supporting the Renova Foundation and its work to progress the remediation and compensatory programs
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SASOL Statement: Sulphur emission enquiry Pretoria and Johannesburg region
Date: 16 February 2021 Sasol can confirm that recently our Secunda Operations in Mpumalanga have been stable with no operational incidents
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Sulphide stench fills the air in Gauteng. Why?
Gauteng residents have experienced a sulphide stench from early Saturday morning. The cause of the smell is not unknown as
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Hydrogen project to decarbonize major European ceramic cluster
VALENCIA/WOLLERAU/DRESDEN/ROMA – An international consortium of 40 organisations from Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Greece, led by ETRA, structure financed
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Norilsk Nickel ordered to pay US$1.9 billion for enviro damages
MOSCOW – The court’s decision to collect 146.2 billion rubles ($1.9 bln) from Norilsk Nickel as compensation for environmental damage
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Hydrovolt starts to construct world-leading battery recycling plant
Hydrovolt is building Norway’s first plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries. The plant will have the capacity to process more
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Russian steelmaker to further reduce its climate imprint
Natural gas producer NOVATEK and Russian steel giant LMK Group have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of
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Steelmaker uses blue hydrogen for climate-neutral production
GERMANY – Steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, Norwegian based broad energy company Equinor and gas transmission system operator OGE and
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