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Silicon: embedded in an anode could improve energy density
A new report from IDTechEx estimates that incorporating 20 percent silicon into an anode could improve a battery's energy density by 17 percent, which is one of the main reasons why a large number of early-stage companies are focusing on the development of silicon...
Steel: use of Chinese blast furnace capacity reverses trend
The blast furnace capacity utilization rate of China's 247 steel mills reversed between January 28 and February 10, after seven weeks of upward trend, falling 4.94 percentage points per week to an average of 76.57% as of February 10, as some of the country's steel...
Iron ore: Rio Tinto maintains leadership as a producer
Vale SA expected to overtake its main rival in the fourth quarter, but reported a disappointing 82.5 million tons of the steelmaking ingredient after heavy rains limited operations in northern Brazil. That compares with 84.1 million tons for Rio Tinto. Vale lost the...
Copper: metal gets Zambian fiscal boost
Zambia is looking to position itself as Africa's top copper producer over the next decade, reclaiming a position it lost to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2014. The government of President Hakainde Hichilema, who came to power in August, hopes to increase...