December 4, 2024 Rio Tinto joins partnership to study low-carbon aluminum production in Finland The Arctial partnership will oversee a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment for a potential greenfield aluminum project in Kokkola.
November 29, 2024 Next phase of development underway for world’s largest solar thermal project – MA’ADEN I 1.5 billion project to slash carbon emissions by 600,000 tons/year for Saudi Arabia's biggest mining company.
November 29, 2024 Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.
November 29, 2024 Global aluminum producers seek Q1 Japan premiums of $230-$260 For the October-December quarter, Japanese buyers agreed to pay a premium of $175/t, up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
November 27, 2024 RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
November 26, 2024 Aluminum, steel most exposed metals to Trump tariffs, Citi says A 25% tariff as announced by Trump on Monday would likely cause steel prices to rise by $100 to $150 a short ton, the analysts said.
November 26, 2024 Saudi Arabia secures $9 billion in new mining deals Investment agreement is one of nine metals and mining deals, totalling over $9 billion, signed by Saudi Arabia with global mining companies.
November 25, 2024 Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports Rio had declared force majeure on third-party contracts in May after an incident limited its supplies of natural gas.
November 25, 2024 Rusal to cut aluminum output by 6% Rusal said disruption to bauxite supplies from Guinea and Brazil and output suspensions in Australia contributed to a surge in alumina prices.
November 23, 2024 Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.
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