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Alumina: Russian March imports from China on the rise
Russia's alumina imports from China rose sharply in March as the country sought to replace its two main suppliers, Australia and Ukraine, which made up more than two-thirds of its alumina inflows a year ago. Russia bought 9,950 tons of alumina from China in March, up...
Copper: Chile rejects Anglo American’s $3 billion expansion project
Anglo American reported Tuesday that Chile's environmental regulator has formally rejected the company's application for a $3 billion expansion of its Los Bronces copper mine. The 377-page decision follows last week's recommendation by the same office, Chile's...
Steel: new supplies expected on the market
ArcelorMittal has announced that it will invest €300 million in the construction of a new steel unit at its Mardyck site in northern France. The plant , which will come on stream in 2024, will have an annual production capacity of up to 200,000 tons of high-strength...
Steel: chinese consumption falls in the first quarter of 2022
China's steel consumption fell 5% year-on-year during the first quarter of the year (Q1), partly due to a drop in demand caused by the resumption of domestic COVID-19 cases, which slowed the construction of many projects. According to Qu Xiuli, vice president of the...