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Copper: Chilean November production down
According to the Chilean Copper Commission, Chile's total copper production in November fell 0.6% year-on-year to 481,800 tons, due to declines at state-owned Codelco and the giant Escondida mine. Codelco's production saw a 7.4% drop in November compared to the same...
Aluminum: production cuts boost further rises
The various production cuts made before by the largest European smelter Aluminium Dunkerque Industries France (read the article here), by Hydro in its plant in Slovakia (read the article here), by Alro (read the article here) by Alcoa that will stop a Spanish plant...
Scrap steel 2021: China used 230 million tons
According to estimates by Feng Helin, vice president of the Scrap Metal Utilization Association (CAMU), Chinese steel mills consumed 230 million tons of steel scrap this year. According to Feng, in the January-November period, steel scrap consumption in all steel...
Aluminum: the Romanian Alro cuts production
Romanian aluminum producer Alro reported that it will cut primary aluminum production due to rising energy prices .Primary aluminum production activity will be reduced from five electrolysis rooms to two rooms. The company will resume its full production operations...