July 24, 2023

Rio Tinto, Giampaolo Group ink $700m aluminum recycling joint venture

Rio will acquire a 50% equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly-owned Matalco business.

July 24, 2023

Metso strengthens bulk handling service with Brouwer acquisition

Brouwer Engineering is a privately owned Australian company specializing in automation, control systems, and electrical solutions for bulk material handling solutions.

July 24, 2023

Non-Western supplies start replacing Nornickel’s old mining equipment

For 2023, the company is on track to reach its 2023 production forecast.

July 24, 2023

Indium, platinum, aluminum support development of brain-inspired computer chips

The metals are part of a proton-mediated approach that may lead to high-performance memory devices.

July 23, 2023

Ten GWh of sodium-ion batteries expected to be installed by 2025 – report

IDTechEx predicts that by 2025, around 10 GWh of sodium-ion batteries will be installed.

July 20, 2023

Barrick Gold targeted by Russian cybercriminal group Clop in global data theft that hit Sun Life, Vancouver transit police

Clop’s modus operandi is to demand ransom in return for not publishing the data stolen, or to sell it to a third party.

July 20, 2023

Metal cutting is helping researchers understand metals’ behaviour under extreme conditions

New research opens an interesting application for metal cutting as a 'property test.'

July 19, 2023

ABB looking at automation, electrification acquisitions

ABB is targeting five to ten acquisitions per year, its CEO said.

July 19, 2023

Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction

Scientists on Wednesday described how pieces of pure platinum and copper spontaneously healed cracks caused by metal fatigue.

July 19, 2023

Brazilian companies invest in blockchain to fight illegal gold mining 

Between 2015 and 2020, Brazil traded 229 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality.