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Aluminium: Speira doubles recycling capacity
German company Speira has more than doubled its aluminium recycling capacity to 650,000 tonnes with the completion of its acquisition of Real Alloy Europe. Speira, which owns the world's largest rolled aluminium finishing plant in Germany, said the increase in...
Alumina: significant developments in the global market in 2022
China's alumina production capacity was about 76 million tonnes in November 2022. The country's alumina refineries used about 79% of their capacity in November 2022, up from 81% in October 2022. Rising Covid infection rates in China during that period, production...
Copper: Chile’s giant mines are in trouble just when the world needs metal
Mines in the world's largest copper-producing nation are in trouble, just as demand for the metal is expected to accelerate as fossil fuels are abandoned. Chile, which accounts for a quarter of the world's mined copper, recorded its lowest monthly production in six...
Nickel: LME moves to review market after historic crisis
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has proposed sweeping changes to its nickel operations, including the ability to deliver a new form of metal against its contracts and the opening of a new spot market in China. The reforms are part of a broad overhaul aimed at...