South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater expects its full-year loss to be more than $ 100 million higher than forecast in its trade report last week, after...
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Swiss trader IMR buys steel mill in India
The Swiss commodity trading group IMR Metallurgical Resources AG recently bought the Tata Steel mines in South Africa and is now planning to acquire...
Moody's upgrades Tata Steel's corporate rating to Ba2
In April-December 2018-19. Tata Steel's Indian operations generated EBITDA /tonne of Rs 17,270, more than three times the profitability of European...
China Steel Corporation in Kaohsiung Adopts Advanced Rolled Steel Production System
China Steel Corporation in Kaohsiung has started production of S6 continuous steel with new technology using a plant modernized by Primetals...
Japan to help China use blast furnace gas correctly
The global community is demanding that China reduce carbon emissions in the metallurgical industry, and Japanese gas turbine power plants solve this...
Dry cargo market prospects deteriorate after Brazil dam disaster
The outlook for bulk carriers transporting iron ore from mines to smelters has been weakened by the accident at the Vale Brumadinho dam in Brazil,...
Chongqing alumina refinery in China reopens
China produced 72.53 million tonnes of alumina in 2018, up 9.9 percent from a year earlier, and is the world's largest aluminum producer, according...
How South African mines deal with power outages
Miners including Impala Platinum, Harmony, Sibanye-Stillwater and others are working to reduce their dependence on Eskom by building their own power...
China's steel industry profit surges 40 percent
Rising steel prices and strong production growth have allowed Chinese steelmakers to post record profitability in 2018....
Agricultural "workers" made of steel
In February 2019, robotic berry pickers were tested at G&D Farms in Duette in Florida, America's largest strawberry supplier....
Recyclex turnover decreased in 2018
European non-ferrous scrap recycling firm Recyclex experienced a 19% decline in sales in 2018, to € 365 million....
Business WireArconic Inc took a course to increase aluminum production
Aluminum production is in high demand in the automotive market, and demand for it in North America may double in the next 10 years....
MPIF Announces Applicants for the POWDERMET 2019 Award
The best of the best for "Achievements in the field of powder metallurgy", according to MPIF (Federation of the Powder Metallurgical...
EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports of steel wheels
The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether Chinese manufacturers are dumping steel rims to Europe at prohibitively low...
Heads of Thai enterprises announced possible mass layoffs
Steel imports from China threaten to cut workers at local steel mills...
Senate Majority Leader Suspected of Helping Deripaska
Twitter claims that Mitch McConnell's "largest donor" is a Russian oligarch under US sanctions...
Canada will not ratify new agreement with US until steel tariffs are lifted
The upcoming federal elections in Canada heighten the need for tariff waivers to move ahead with trade agreements with the US and Mexico....
Peru stops mining silver and gold due to low prices
Low silver prices have led to the halt of Hochschild Mining at the Arcata gold mine in Peru....
The market for metal 3D implants continues to evolve
The percentage of people affected by sports injuries and an aging population is increasing every year. The orthopedic market is expected to grow...
Canadian auto parts makers ask to abolish steel duties
The head of Canada's second-largest auto parts maker is alarmed by the disastrous impact of import duties on metals, both in her country and in the...
Germany needs 260,000 skilled migrants every year
By 2060, the need for professional personnel from abroad will reach 260,000 people a year in Germany, the Bertelsmann Foundation predicts....
The Science Against Carbon Emissions: Large-Scale Research in the UK
The UK is committing £ 35 million to a seven-year research program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from steel production....
US Steel Imports Down 11 Percent Compared To November 2018
In the US, imports of ferrous metallurgy products have significantly decreased, as evidenced by the final AISI data at the end of last year....
AISI chief urged US congressmen to continue protectionist policies
The American Iron Institute has become convinced that if import duties are reduced or canceled, the American metallurgy will again slide into a...
Ore and pellets will rise in price
The consequences of the man-made disaster in Brazil cannot yet be estimated by analysts, but the first conclusions have already been made....
Arconic split into two companies after rejecting Apollo offer
Arconic shares dropped nearly 3.2 percent to $ 17.12 on Friday, after rising 2.6 percent in early trading....
State Energy Efficiency of Ukraine announced 2 billion euros of investments
According to the agency, in addition to investments, savings of about 1.2 billion euros were obtained annually due to a decrease in the purchase of...
Bolivia's lithium and other metals production reaches a new level
Plants for the extraction of lithium are planned to be built on large salt marshes located in the west of Bolivia....
Feralpi Group modernizes hot rolling line
The new EBROS hot billet welding technology will allow the Feralpi Group to increase productivity....