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Aluminium: Kitimat reduces production following a strike
Rio Tinto has begun reducing production at its BC Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat, Canada, due to a strike initiated by the Unifor Local 2301 union after negotiations failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. Production will be reduced to about 35 per...
Copper: Codelco increases production by 14.9% in June
Chile's state copper commission Cochilco said Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, increased its output by 14.9% year-on-year to 151,600 tonnes in June. BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw output fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes in the...
Caustic Soda: Q1 US exports drop 3% annually
The caustic soda states of the United States in the first three months of 2021 were down 3% from the period a year ago, although month-to-month outflows in the quarter showed a sharper decline amid long chlor-alkali closures. the Gulf coast of the United States. The...
Aluminium: Rio Tinto cuts Kitimat production by 65%
Rio Tinto reported Monday that it planned to cut production at its BC Works aluminum smelter in Kitimat, Canada, to 35 percent following a strike initiated by Canadian union Unifor after negotiations broke down. Unifor reported Sunday that about 900 workers began...