August 12, 2018 CSN hires Jefferies to sell assets in Portugal, Germany -paper The Brazilian steelmaker is also seeking to close a streaming deal next week with a Canadian bank for its mining output in coming years.
August 10, 2018 Trump escalates feud with Turkey, imposing higher metals tariffs Trump's move sendsReut Turkey's lira currency deeper into tailspin
August 10, 2018 Global bauxite production to grow: Fitch Fitch Solutions Macro Research states that bauxite production growth will remain high over the coming years, as new projects come online in Australia, Indonesia expands exports, India’s production ramps up,…
August 8, 2018 “Catastrophic” shutdowns expected at Rusal if U.S. sanctions remain Under the terms of the sanctions, imposed in April in response to Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, U.S. customers must wind down business with Rusal by Oct.…
August 7, 2018 Linamar sees higher metals costs as ‘opportunistic’ U.S. companies hike prices The U.S. Commerce Department said it was investigating recent steel price hikes to determine whether some market participants were "illegitimately profiteering" from 25 percent tariffs introduced by Trump on steel…
August 6, 2018 Russia’s Rusal shuts down Nadvoitsky plant due to U.S. sanctions Russia's Rusal is the world's largest aluminium producer outside China.
August 6, 2018 More northeast China cities cancel alumina projects amid public backlash China alumina, aluminium output set for repeat curbs this winter.
August 5, 2018 USTR reviewing Turkey’s trade preferences after tariff retaliation Imports of jewelry, precious metals and stone products would be under the microscope.
August 5, 2018 China’s Shandong province cuts steel and coal capacity in environment plan Shandong's Environmental Protection Bureau said it would cut pig iron production capacity by 600,000 tonnes and crude steel by 3.55 million tonnes by the end of this year.
August 2, 2018 White House escalates China trade dispute to secure early breakthrough: Kemp Trump has reportedly rejected a plan to levy tariffs of 10 percent on an additional $200 billion of imports from China and ordered aides to prepare a proposal for tariffs…
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
