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Aluminum: European Union presses to list the metal as a strategic raw material
The use of aluminum is increasingly critical and widespread in a large number of manufacturing sectors, so much so that European Union countries, led by France and Germany, are proposing to classify the metal as a "strategic raw material". In this way, EU countries...
Chinese buyers predict end of Australian copper ban
Chinese buyers, the world's top copper importer, expect trade with Australia to pick up as ties between the two countries improve ahead of a visit to Beijing by Trade Minister Don Farrell. China is gradually easing a series of unofficial restrictions and tariffs...
Aluminium: European Commission clears Norsk Hydro
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro said the European Commission (EC) has granted it 'unconditional merger clearance' for its proposed acquisition of Polish recycled-content aluminium producer Alumetal S.A. Hydro had first announced an offer to acquire Alumetal...
Copper: production in Chile down 4.7% in March
Total copper production in Chile fell 4.7 per cent in March to 436,000 tonnes, while state giant Codelco's output fell 16.5 per cent year-on-year to 119,400 tonnes, the Chilean Copper Commission said on Wednesday. Production at the Escondida mine, controlled by BHP,...