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Steel rebar: China’s production fell 14% in January-August period
Chinese rebar production fell 13.8 percent year-on-year in the January-August period to 155.4 million tons, according to new data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. In August alone, rebar production fell 5.8 percent year-on-year to 19.3 million tons,...
Aluminum: metal supply affected by industrial closures
Things may look better in China than they are, at least as far as the country’s metals and minerals markets are concerned. However, China still remains the top destination for European steel and aluminum supplies. Europe’s energy-sensitive factories and...
Polystyrene: AmSty and Encina sign raw material purchase agreement
Americas Styrenics (AmSty), Houston, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Encina Development Group, based in The Woodlands, Texas, that allows AmSty to purchase up to 250,000 tons per year of circular raw materials from Encina's facilities. Encina produces...
Lithium: researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for batteries
University of California researchers have devised a way to produce lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications. In a paper published in Nature, the scientists describe how they overcame the...