November 3, 2021

Brazil’s CSN expects to produce or buy up to 37kt of iron ore in 2021

The firm expects capital expenditure on mine expansion projects to reach 560 million reais ($101 million) this year.

November 3, 2021

Damage from Brazil’s Samarco disaster at least $6.7bn, study says

The conclusions come as Brazilian authorities and Samarco co-owners enter the final phases of a re-negotiation of a 2016 settlement.

November 3, 2021

Iron ore price rebounds despite poor demand outlook

Metals are still at “sky-high levels” even relative to China’s recent weak factory data, analysts from Capital Economics wrote in a note.

November 3, 2021

Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO

Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.

November 2, 2021

Iron ore price back below $100 on shrinking steel output in China

The demand remains cool on steel production controls and sluggish downstream consumption.

November 1, 2021

In race to net zero, being small or diverse foils metal makers

The worst performers among 53 major metal companies ranked for risks and readiness in a net-zero emissions scenario were an Australian iron ore miner and steelmakers from Russia and India.

November 1, 2021

Iron ore price lowest since September on Chinese steel curbs

Steel, cement and coking plants in the steel hub of Tangshan city were recently ordered to cut production following a heavy-pollution alert.

November 1, 2021

Rio Tinto CEO says zero emissions path might not be clear until 2030

Jakob Stausholm last month laid out plans to spend $7.5 billion to decarbonize its assets over the next decade.

November 1, 2021

Sulfur, selenium self-healing insulator proves highly effective on steel

Anticorrosion coating developed at Rice University and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a good candidate for infrastructure projects and electronics.

October 31, 2021

EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel

The future EU-US arrangement will be a challenge for China, which produces more than half of the world's steel.