Loading
Primary aluminum: budget ended in deficit through July
The report on metals balances from January to July 2022, published by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), indicates that the primary aluminum market recorded a deficit of 916 kt. This follows a deficit of 1,558 kt recorded for the entire previous year. Global...
Steel rebar: China’s production fell 14% in January-August period
Chinese rebar production fell 13.8 percent year-on-year in the January-August period to 155.4 million tons, according to new data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. In August alone, rebar production fell 5.8 percent year-on-year to 19.3 million tons,...
Polystyrene: AmSty and Encina sign raw material purchase agreement
Americas Styrenics (AmSty), Houston, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Encina Development Group, based in The Woodlands, Texas, that allows AmSty to purchase up to 250,000 tons per year of circular raw materials from Encina's facilities. Encina produces...
Lithium: researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for batteries
University of California researchers have devised a way to produce lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications. In a paper published in Nature, the scientists describe how they overcame the...