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Steel and aluminum: Europe will impose duties on carbon-intensive products
Global metal production is already set to change in 2023. In fact, the European Council and the European Parliament recently reached a tentative agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This mechanism would impose new tariffs on materials from...
Steel: import and export down in January-October 2022 period
Steel trade between Italy and non-EU countries in the period from January to October 2022 saw a decline in imports and exports, according to data released by Federacciai. In detail, Italy imported 9.601 million tons of steel from non-EU countries, or 1.8 percent less...
Lithium: Zimbabwe bans exports to curb artisanal mining
Zimbabwe has imposed a ban on the export of raw lithium in an effort to stop artisanal miners who the government says are digging and bringing the ore across the border. The southern African country holds some of the world's largest reserves of lithium from hard rock,...
Copper: Aurubis smelter plans new investment of 530 million euro
Europe's largest copper smelter, Aurubis, has scrapped its current dividend policy and announced 530 million euros ($562.44 million) of growth-oriented investments, expanding facilities in the U.S. state of Georgia and Hamburg, Germany. Completing the accounts for...