December 22, 2022

Nippon Steel to start making low-carbon ingredients for green steel

Steel production accounts for about 7% to 9% of global CO2 emissions.

December 21, 2022

Iron ore price rises as China property optimism lifts mood

Evergrande Group has resumed work on some property projects, bringing relief to the market.

December 20, 2022

Column: Commodity forecasts are absurd, but China is key as Ukraine fades

While 2022 has largely been a story of the necessity of fossil fuels, it's likely that the surging prices accelerate the drive to renewable energies.

December 19, 2022

Fortescue reveals green steel plans but warns task is enormous

The world’s fourth-biggest iron ore miner has joined forces with Japan’s Mitsubishi and European steelmaker Voestalpine to develop zero-carbon iron using hydrogen at a plant in Austria.

December 19, 2022

Samarco expects iron ore pellet production to rise up to 11% in 2023

Samarco Mineracao expects to end 2022 with production of 8.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, up 5.2% on 2021.

December 19, 2022

Iron ore price retreats on surging China covid cases

China is in the first of an expected three waves of covid cases this winter.

December 18, 2022

Autonomous mining vehicle developer gets $38m to fuel expansion plans

SafeAI is a company that retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware and proprietary autonomy software.

December 18, 2022

Australia revises up resources export earnings to $308bn for FY23

The country is set to see strong revenue growth from thermal coal exports used in power plants.

December 16, 2022

China’s new iron ore buyer sets off biggest shakeup in years

A new state-owned company called China Mineral Resources Group is poised to become the world’s biggest iron ore buyer as soon as next year.

December 16, 2022

Nucor, Electra partner to produce carbon-free iron for steelmaking

A new process to refine low-grade iron ores into high-purity iron results in zero carbon dioxide emissions.