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Coal – Ferrochrome: Glencore’s production in the first quarter
Glencore, a Swiss company that produces chromium in cooperation with Merafe Resources in South Africa, announced its production results for the first quarter of this year. Ferrochrome production attributable to Glencore's 79.5% share in the first quarter was 400,000...
Copper: BHP and Antofagasta call for more dialogue on royalties in Chile
BHP and Antofagasta Minerals called Tuesday for more dialogue with the Chilean government to prevent a controversial copper mining royalty project from affecting competitiveness. "We respect the dialogue with the authorities," said Rag Udd, BHP's head of the Americas,...
Aluminium: severe shortages will contribute to rising prices in Europe
Supply disruptions in China, the largest producer, due to hydropower problems mean that aluminium shortages will be severe this year, which is likely to offset slow demand growth and help support prices. Smelter closures in Europe due to high energy prices over the...
China: rising industrial production, crude steel production and coke production
In the January-March period of this year, the value-added industrial output of the ferrous metal smelting and rolling sector in China recorded a 5.9% year-on-year increase, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In March alone, the value-added...