December 12, 2018 Vale buys innovator New Steel for $500m Vale has focused on sales of better quality iron ore, mostly from its S11D project in Pará state, as demand for the cleaner and less polluting product rises in China,…
December 11, 2018 UAE’s Emirates Steel refinances $650 million of debt with new loan, sukuk – sources The company hired BNP Paribas to coordinate a $400 million sharia-compliant loan financing.
December 11, 2018 ArcelorMittal urges extended, reformed EU caps on steel imports It is "absolutely critical" that Europe protect itself with measures to restrict imports of steel and remedy weaknesses in its existing system.
December 11, 2018 Anglo ending 2018 on high note, predicts higher output, lower costs The diversified miner anticipates 2018 production to be 2% ahead of previous guidance and costs to be 5% below.
December 9, 2018 China’s copper, iron ore imports slump as economic growth slows Often cited as a market indicator for economic health, the metal has been under pressure since the summer, threatening to unwind a three-year rally.
December 6, 2018 Vale says recent dip in global steel prices is temporary Global capacity utilisation in the steel sector has risen to 76% this year from 73% last year, indicating excess capacity in the sector is shrinking.
December 5, 2018 Vanadium’s electric future hobbled by its industrial past Supply scarcity and the resulting price volatility are the two biggest hurdles to vanadium's potential bright electric future.
December 5, 2018 Brazil launches new mining agency days before Temer steps down Changes to Brazil’s 50-year-old mining regulations also came in effect Wednesday and include measures that make the country’s industry more competitive and sustainable.
December 3, 2018 Trade truce lights fire under mining stocks Relief that an escalation in the trade war between the US and China has been avoided – at least for now – sparked a huge rally in mining stocks on…
December 2, 2018 What to watch in commodities: Trump-Xi, OPEC, iron, Tesla, crops It’ll be an important week for iron ore, which has been badly beaten up in November.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
