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Rio Tinto and Carbfix partner for carbon capture and storage

November 5, 2021November 3, 2021 admin Aluminium, Iceland, Smelters

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it

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GREEN SMELTING: copper, zinc and lead making under microscope

October 24, 2021October 16, 2021 admin Copper, Lead, Smelters, Zinc

With 2021 shaping up to be the year the world got serious about decarbonisation, every sector can expect to come

Base Metals

Top 10 Biggest Aluminium producers of the world

October 21, 2021October 14, 2021 admin Aluminium, Smelters

Global primary aluminium production reached 64.3 million metric tons in 2018. According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), China and Asia

Asia Ferrous Metals

Eti Krom to use solar energy for HC ferrochrome production

October 11, 2021October 9, 2021 admin Ferrochrome, Smelters, Turkey

Yildirim Group, which owns chromium ore and HC ferrochrome assets in four countries (Turkey, Kazakhstan, Sweden and Russia) announced its

Base Metals South America

Alcoa plans restart of aluminum smelting capacity at Alumar in Brazil

October 8, 2021October 7, 2021 admin Alcoa, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that it plans to restart 268,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of aluminum capacity

Asia Base Metals

China imposes cuts on aluminium smelters

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 admin Aluminium, Smelters

Guangxi Power Grid Corp has recently sent a notice directing aluminium smelters in Guangxi region to reduce average electricity loads

Asia Base Metals

EGA starts up second phase of Al Taweelah smelter expansion

July 16, 2021July 15, 2021 admin Aluminium, EGA, Smelters, UAE

United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced

Asia Base Metals

Yunnan Tin smelter shuts down Ausmelt furnace to replace refractory lining

July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 admin China, Smelters, Tin

Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters

Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa

Calls for government to implement tax on export of raw ore

June 24, 2021June 23, 2021 admin Smelters

Lobby group Save SA Smelters are calling on the President to implement a tax on the export of raw ore

Base Metals

Copper: Mine expansions and no shortage of smelting capacity

June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 admin Copper, Smelters

According to Wood Mackenzie, there is more than enough copper supply to meet medium term requirements. With mine expansions coming

Asia Base Metals

Yunnan tin smelters close as drought limits power

June 9, 2021June 8, 2021 admin China, Smelters, Tin

In China, the majority of tin smelters are concentrated in Yunnan province, in the southwest of the country. The province

Asia Base Metals

Malaysian MSC cease all tin smelting operations

June 7, 2021June 5, 2021 admin Malaysia, Smelters, Tin

MSC will be closed until the 9 June due to the new COVID lockdown issued in Malaysia. The company has

Asia Base Metals

Malaysia tin smelter “no longer able to handle usual volume”

May 8, 2021May 7, 2021 admin Smelters, Tin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has published a notice to suppliers detailing continued issues at its Butterworth smelter. Last week, the

Asia Base Metals

EGA starts up first section of smelter expansion

May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 admin EGA, Smelters, UAE

United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,

Asia Base Metals

MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move

April 25, 2021April 24, 2021 admin Reverberatory furnaces, Smelters

Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter.The Butterworth smelter has five

Asia Base Metals

China tin smelters halt production

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 admin China, Smelters, Tin

Small and medium-sized smelters in Gejiu, China, could suspend their refining processes due to environmental checks. This round of environmental

Base Metals Europe

RUSAL attracts $1 bln for aluminium smelter construction

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 admin Aluminium, Rusal, Smelters

Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, has announced that it signed and started the drawdown of a syndicated

Base Metals Europe

RUSAL to modernise aluminium smelters in 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 admin Aluminium, Rusal, Russia, Smelters

Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, will invest RUB 4.5 bn this year in modernizing the Sayanogorsk and

Australia-Oceania Base Metals

Australia aluminium smelters suffer from one of the highest power cost

February 14, 2021February 13, 2021 admin Aluminium, Smelters

Year 2020 marked the 65th birthday of the Australian aluminium industry. The southern hemisphere’s first aluminium smelter was built at

Australia-Oceania Ferrous Metals

Australia manganese ore production increases, FeMn decreases

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 admin Ferromanganese, Manganese ore, Smelters

Australia Manganese saleable ore production increased by 3% (or 59kwmt) to a record 1,834kwmt in the December 2020 half year

Base Metals South America

Codelco to fund Rajo Inca project

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 admin Codelco, Copper, Smelters

Codelco, a Chilean copper giant, has approved US$1.38 billion construction costs for its Rajo Inca structural project. According to Roskill,

Europe Ferrous Metals Precious Metals

Nornickel shuts down its outdated smelter

January 10, 2021January 9, 2021 admin Norilsk Nickel, Russia, Smelters

MOSCOW – Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, is shutting down