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Steel rails: Italian rail network awards an order of more than 200,000 tons
Italian railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has awarded a large order of more than 200,000 tons of rails to five steel producers in Europe. The order, with a total value of 1.1 billion euros ($1 billion), will be divided into two phases. The first phase...
Aluminum and copper: Alcoa, Aurubis and Hydro vs. Russian metal
Three different metal producers are calling on the governments of Europe and the United States to take tougher measures to prevent Russian-produced metal from gaining market share in those regions. U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa, German copper producer Aurubis and...
Industrial metals: technical conditions suggest a rebound in prices
Certainly it is still early to talk, because at the moment prices have sent only a tentative signal of reaction. However, there are many technical-graphic conditions that suggest a potential rebound that may get underway soon. Just to name a few: the several positive...
Chile is close to a decision to increase royalties on mines
Chile is close to reaching a consensus on the size of a royalty increase in the mining sector, Mining Minister Marcela Hernando said Tuesday, a decision that could have a significant impact on mining majors such as BHP and Antofagasta. The government's goal is to get...