December 26, 2023 Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.
December 26, 2023 Japan’s Jan-March crude steel output forecast to rise 1.7% Japan's crude steel output is forecast to rise 1.7% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 because of healthy demand from automakers.
December 26, 2023 Cell phone data, satellite systems transistors get some bling Gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors, employed in mobile data and satellite communication systems, have been created using diamonds as a substrate.
December 22, 2023 Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.
December 22, 2023 Abu Dhabi’s IRH to invest $1.1 billion in Mopani copper mine Zambia had been seeking a new investor for Mopani since it took control of the assets from Glencore in 2021.
December 22, 2023 Japan-US ties stronger than ever, minister says amid US Steel scrutiny Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito praised his country's ties with the US but declined to comment directly on Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion proposed acquisition of US Steel.
December 22, 2023 Discovery may reduce use of palladium in hydrogen production A recent discovery may increase the eco-friendliness of the energy-making process that involves using Pd in electrolysis.
December 21, 2023 UK fraud watchdog must pay damages to ENRC, court rules ENRC has always denied any wrongdoing and argued the UK's Serious Fraud Office would not have launched its investigation if it had not first induced the company's former lawyer to…
December 20, 2023 India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity Home to 90% of the world's diamond cutting and polishing industry, India is critical to the implementation of the ban.
December 20, 2023 Screen-printed, paper-based electrodes key to detecting heavy metals in humans, the environment Miniaturized electrochemical sensors prove effective in detecting toxic heavy metals in humans and natural environments.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
