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Chile: Between Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Turnarounds in the Mining Sector
Chile's mining sector is in the center of global attention for two emblematic events: first, the permanent closure of Canadian Lundin Mining's Alcaparrosa mine, imposed by the Chilean environmental authority SMA following serious violations. On the other, the adoption...
Global Steel Market Trends: Prices, Demand and Sectoral Dynamics.
The global steel industry began 2025 in an environment of great uncertainty, characterized by fluctuations in prices, difficulties in demand, and complex production dynamics. While the Italian rebar market seems to be stabilizing after recent rises, the Asian billet...
Increased Alumina Production Despite Bauxite Shortage
In 2024, global alumina production grew significantly despite a persistent shortage of bauxite relative to rising demand. China, the world's largest producer of alumina, continued to face reduced domestic bauxite supply, but still exceeded production expectations....
500,000 Tons of Bauxite and Alumina Seized in Mykolaiv
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny - SBU) announced the seizure of raw materials worth 2.11 billion hryvnias (about $50.3 million) belonging to Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska. According to reports in the...