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Nickel: from green hype to bailouts
Only 18 months ago, the world's largest mining company was in a nickel frenzy. The BHP Group, with great fanfare, had struck a deal with Tesla Inc. to supply it with the crucial ingredient for electric vehicles. It was about to take on Australian billionaire Andrew...
Mozambique’s energy pivot: implications for South Africa’s energy landscape and aluminium sector
Mozambique, on the brink of a historic energy turnaround, intends to regain control of its hydropower supplies from South Africa, prompting reactions from the continent's industrial powerhouse. The proposed strategy, revealed in an unpublished document obtained by...
Copper: Chinese plants consider cuts after years of growth
Stung by the disappearance of profits, the country's top industrial body last week unveiled a range of options to curb oversupply, from bringing forward maintenance work to postponing new plants to cutting production altogether. Alarm bells went off following the...
Tata Steel Netherlands restarts blast furnace No 6 in IJmuiden
Tata Steel Netherlands, a subsidiary of Indian steel producer Tata Steel, restarted blast furnace No 6 in IJmuiden a few days ago. In a press release it is stated that the company intends to carry out studies to increase the production of pig iron. The furnace had...