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South African court blocks union plan to go on strike
The South African Labor Court rejected a request from the Association of Miners and Buildings Union (AMCU) for an industry strike covering the...
Copper production in China still falls short of growing demand
China will import less refined cathode copper, forecasting imports this year at 2.9 million tonnes, up from 3.4 million tonnes in 2018....
Sterlite Copper appoints new CEO
Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of Vedanta, appoints a new CEO amid competition to open a plant in India....
Steel production projected in India
India does not intend to curtail its programs to support the metallurgical industry and plans to achieve an annual production of 300 million tons....
Projected growth in consumption of steel by Japanese shipbuilding companies
Ship steel orders in Japan will grow by 3 percent....
Ferroalloys market has great prospects
The rapid pace of industrialization and the growing consumption of steel in infrastructure projects create conditions for the rapid growth of sales...
Australian and New Zealand stocks decline due to global problems
Australian stocks tumbled on Monday as mining and financial assets dwindled after US and Chinese economic data were released, signaling further...
Rio Tinto says Amrun bauxite mine is fully operational
Weipa has been mining bauxite for over 50 years, and the new mine will extend operations for another 50 years...
Australian metals index rose 0.7 percent
Stocks in Australia and New Zealand rally amid modest trade and optimism for China....
Metallic Additives Manufacturing Conference Program Launched
North American metal additive company AT is going to hold an online conference where it will talk about its plans to develop a new metal additive....
The increase in Chinese imports of lead is not yet able to stir up the market
China last year imported 128,000 tons of refined lead, bringing the cumulative two-year volume to 206,000 tons. This is the highest figure since...
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Prefers Indian Steel Makers
Toyota has two factories near Bengaluru. One of them produces Fortuner and Innova models, and the second one produces Corolla, Liva, Etios, Yaris...
Yanshan Iron & Steel will build a new lithium processing plant
China's Yanshan Iron & Steel has signed an agreement to build a new lithium carbonate plant in China's Nanbao National Economic...
New 3-D printing material outperforms high speed steel
A staff member at the Australian Government Research University (RMIT) has developed a high-strength material for 3D printing tools....
China cuts VAT to 13 percent
Reducing the value added tax will increase the revenues of the PRC manufacturing sector....
Indian metallurgists move to 100% quality control of steel
Indian metallurgists are going to implement one hundred percent quality control of their products....
End of the trade war? China and the US are close to a deal
In the near future, the parties may sign a new document that will end the confrontation over tariff disputes. According to insiders, all or most of...
Chinese metallurgists hope to save on iron ore
Celestial steel mills delay replenishment of iron ore, considering cheaper alternatives...
UK car production plummets 18 percent in January
UK car production fell 18.2 percent in January for the eighth straight month this year, mainly due to model changes and weaker demand in both the UK...
Chinese steelmaking equipment passed "field " test
The CCM2 continuous production machine was successfully upgraded in 2015 by Primetals Technologies and has been operating smoothly ever since....
Chinese steel mills face layoffs
China's steel mills miscalculated in their efforts to increase capacity. The demand for metal in this country has significantly decreased due...
Rio Tinto was looking for copper, but found gold
An Australian-British concern accidentally discovered a new gold deposit in the west of the country....
World steel production slightly increased in January 2019
Global steel production in January 2019 showed a modest 1 percent increase over the previous year. According to the World Steel Association...
Technology Metals Raises Over $ 4.5 Million for Gabanintha Vanadium Project Shares
Technology Metals Australia Ltd has raised over $ 4.5 million, excluding the placement costs of 17,510,833 shares at 26 cents per share....
Emirates Steel expects a slowdown in construction activity in the Middle East this year
Emirates Steel, the largest steel producer in the United Arab Emirates, expects a slowdown in regional construction in 2019 and higher iron ore...
Former owner of Xstrata will soon start developing the Zogata iron ore deposit in Guinea
Israeli tycoon Beni Steinmetz has signed an agreement with the government of Guinea to refuse to develop one of the world's largest unused iron...
Australia to restore railways ore delivery line to Port Townsville
Australia's Queensland Rail is set to complete repairs to the flooded railroad tracks by the end of April....
Mackenzie: iron ore supply could be significantly reduced
Wood Mackenzie reports that the supply of 2 million tons of iron ore from Brazil is in jeopardy....
Indonesia Wants to Become a Global Electric Vehicle Hub
Indonesia plans to begin processing its rich reserves of nickel-containing laterite ore used in lithium batteries to become a global hub for the...
