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SASOL: Lake Charles Chemicals Complex status update

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Sasol, USA

On 27 August 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall near Sasol´s Lake Charles Chemicals Complex (LCCC), including Lake Charles Chemicals Project,

SA to be affected by US tariffs on aluminium sheets

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 admin 0 Comments Aluminium, Americas, Antidumping duties, USA

Eighteen countries would be affected by tariffs on aluminium sheets imported to the USA, the Trump administration said yesterday after

Trump signs Executive Order for critical minerals

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Donald Trump, rare earths and critical metals, USA

Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc., is pleased to report that the US Government

If Trump re-elected what happens to gold

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Donald Trump, Gold, US President, USA

Donald Trump as the U.S. president has been very good news for the gold price – a deceptively continuous trade

Sasol divests 50% interest in LCCP base chemicals business

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lake Charles Chemicals Project, LyondellBasell, Sasol, USA

Divestment of a 50% interest in Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) Base Chemicals Business and the creation of a

Piedmont Lithium sells spodumene concentrate to Tesla

September 30, 2020September 29, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lithium, Piedmont Lithium, Spodumene concentrate, Tesla, USA

Australia’s Piedmont Lithium Ltd has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Tesla, Inc. for the supply

ArcelorMittal sells its US mills to Cleveland-Cliffs

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, ArcelorMittal, Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel, steelmaking, USA

Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ArcelorMittal S.A. to acquire substantially all

Elon Musk wants to phase out cobalt from batteries

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Cobalt, Elon Musk, lithium-ion battery, Tesla, USA

During the socially-distanced Battery Day event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made some big announcements, including the company’s move toward eliminating

Global economy to shrink by 4.5% this year

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 admin 0 Comments China, European Union, Global economy, South Africa, USA, World

After crumpling in the first half of 2020, global economy is recovering following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns and the

Sasol releases another update on LCC Complex

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Sasol, USA

Hurricane Laura made landfall on 27 August 2020 near Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemical Complex in Southwest Louisiana, and is one

Giant Solar Facility to Power Steel Mill

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Gerdau Long Steel, Gerdau Solar project, Renewable energy, renewably-produced, Solar facility, USA

174 Power Global, a solar energy company, and Gerdau Long Steel North America (Gerdau) have announced that the companies entered

Automaker Tesla joins Fair Cobalt Alliance

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Americas, Cobalt, DRC, Fair Cobalt Alliance, Glencore, Tesla, USA

American electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. decided to support artisanal cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo by joining

Optimization tests further increase recycling process capacity

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lithium, lithium-ion battery, USA

356% Increase of pilot plant pre-leach process capacity to 292 kg/day of lithium-ion battery cathode scrap material. American Manganese Inc.

Recycling &Environment

Redwood to build the biggest lithium battery recycling plant in US

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lithium, lithium-ion battery, Recycling, Redwood Materials, USA

Redwood Materials, based in Carson City, Nevada, USA, plans to build the biggest lithium ion battery recycling facility in the

Carbon capture technologies being developed at NETL

September 4, 2020September 3, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Carbon footprint, National Energy Technology Laboratory, NETL, Post-combustion carbon capture, USA

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) researchers in the USA have developed a method to custom-formulate low-cost membranes to more effectively separate

Sasol shuts down Lake Charles due to hurricane damage

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Sasol, USA

On 27 August 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall near Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemicals Complex in Southwest Louisiana. Sasol activated its

Precious Metals

Sibanye-Stillwater: Marikana integration has contributed positively

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Americas, Gold, PGM metals, Platinum, Sibanye Stillwater, South Africa, USA

Sibanye-Stillwater has reported operating and financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. The Group delivered solid operating

US establishes research on rare earth elements

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Rare earth metals, USA

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $20 million for basic research aimed at ensuring a stable U.S. supply

Remote factory-acceptance test for Nucor Steel

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Danieli, hot-strip mill, Nucor Steel, Steel, USA

In the weeks starting from June 17, Factory Acceptance Tests for the hot-strip mill automation of Nucor Steel Gallatin QSP

A guide to alloy metals from AMC

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 admin 0 Comments Alloy Metals Company, Americas, California, nickel, stainless steel, Titanium, USA

Stainless steel distributors Alloy Metals Company (AMC) have issued a guide to some of the key alloys needed by manufacturing,

US Steel plans to restart blast furnace on 1 August

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Blast Furnace, Gary Works, Steel, steelmaking, US Steel, USA

U.S. Steel has announced it would restart its No 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works mill in Indiana, USA

Hydro Extrusion Cressona selects Banyard LFi System

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 admin 0 Comments Aluminium Billet Induction Boost Heater, Americas, Hydro, Pennsylvania, USA

Inductotherm Heating & Welding has announced the recent full acceptance to production of a Banyard Aluminium Billet Induction Boost Heater

Explosion rocks ArcelorMittal’s blast furnace plant

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, ArcelorMittal, Blast Furnace, blast stove, Burns Harbor, Ironmaking, steelmaking, USA

An explosion rocked the integrated steelmaker ArcelorMittal steel plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana, on Thursday morning, igniting a fire and

Kennecott copper moves to renewable electricity

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Kennecott Utah Copper, Rocky Mountain Power, USA

Rio Tinto will reduce the annual carbon footprint associated with its Kennecott Utah Copper operation by as much as 65

O, Ar, N: Long-term supply agreement with Steel Dynamics

July 10, 2020July 13, 2020 admin 0 Comments Air Liquide, Americas, Steel Dynamics, steelmaking, USA

Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement with Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), one of the largest steel producers and metals

SpaceX’s Starship to be built of different stainless steel

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 admin 0 Comments Americas, Elon Musk, Mars, SpaceX Starship, stainless steel, USA

SpaceX erected its first few Starship prototypes out of the 301 stainless steel alloy. This metallic compound has been used

Refractories/Insulation

Chinese PRCO to open its first U.S. refractories plant

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 admin 0 Comments PRCO, Refractories/Insulation, Refractory brick, USA

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on June 16, 2020 that PRCO America Inc., a supplier of specialty refractory bricks for

Rare Earth Metals: Australia to curb Chinese dominance

May 24, 2020June 10, 2020 admin2 0 Comments Australia, China, Rare earth metals, USA

Chinese authorities have hinted that they may use their dominant position as a supplier of rare earths and associated manufactured

North Carolina foundry to build new state-of-the-art plant

May 19, 2020June 10, 2020 admin2 0 Comments Foundry, USA

Over the decades, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. has operated its cast iron foundry in Charlotte, North Carolina, at its current location

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