Vale raises number of independent board members to eight
The group includes the former chief executive officer of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco.
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World’s biggest coal port loan price linked to social, emissions goals
Port of Newcastle will pay less if certain targets are met, including reducing its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and screening all customers for modern slavery risks.
Aluminum price rises on supply worries as China pledge’s emission curbs
Coal-fired power is used by more than 80% of China's aluminum smelters.
Idle oil wells may be the source of massive methane emissions — study
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati studied, for the first time ever, methane emissions from inactive oil wells in the largest oil-producing region on Earth.
Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter certified for responsible aluminium production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative granted Rio Tinto a provisional responsible aluminium production certification for ISAL.
Centamin to start building solar plant at Sukari
The $37 million project also includes 7.5 MW battery–energy storage system and is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2022.
World’s top jewellery maker Pandora to use only lab-made diamonds
The Danish jewellery maker will stop selling mined diamonds and focus on more affordable, sustainable, lab-grown gems.
Livent results top expectations as lithium demand begins to rebound
The company said it would resume expansions in the US and Argentina that had been paused last year.
Silver leads precious metals gains on dollar, factory data
A gauge of factory activity fell in April from a more than 37-year high a month earlier.
