February 7, 2019 ArcelorMittal sees small steel demand rise, shares slip on margin concerns ArcelorMittal is investing in projects in Mexico and Brazil, and has bought Votorantim in Brazil and Italy's Ilva, Europe's largest capacity steel plant.
February 7, 2019 Russia’s MMK says 2019 output volumes will remain flat MMK expects healthy output volumes, and that the asset will not remain loss-making in 2019.
February 7, 2019 Brazil set to ban upstream tailings dams after collapse kills hundreds The National Mining Agency aims to issue an ordinance on Friday requiring that upstream tailings dams be taken down or converted into other types of dams.
February 6, 2019 Iron ore prices reach almost two-year high Analysts believe the price surge lines up with the market halting up to 40 million metric tonnes of Vale’s iron ore production.
February 6, 2019 GE to support the digitalization of ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Belgium "Downtime is a billion-dollar problem for the industry as unplanned outages can cause the industry to lose up to 10% of production time a year”
February 6, 2019 Vale knew about sensor problems at dam before burst – Globo TV Vale SA was made aware of problems with sensors designed to monitor the structure of a dam that ended up bursting, 2 days before the disaster.
February 6, 2019 Samarco said to reboot creditor talks after Vale Dam disaster Creditors rejected Samarco’s offer to treat the injections as senior or pari-passu debt.
February 6, 2019 Vale licenses to operate Laranjeiras dam, Jangada mine canceled The cut in output forced Vale to declare force majeure in iron ore and pellets contracts on Tuesday.
February 6, 2019 Brazil’s Vale to invest $400m to reduce need for tailings dams Vale has come under intense public pressure since the Jan. 25 dam burst, with some politicians and prosecutors calling for criminal prosecution and a management shakeup.
February 6, 2019 Vale disaster makes miners’ image problem worse: Russell The problem for miners is convincing an increasingly sceptical public of how necessary their industry is.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
