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February 2019
18 February 2019
The number of new passenger car registrations in the EU decreased by 4.62% year-on-year in January 2019, making it the fifth consecutive month of decline, the European Automotive Manufacturers Assn (ACEA) said on Friday February 15.
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18 February 2019
The company, which sees volatile market conditions continuing this year, will focus on cash generation and cost control to reduce business risk.
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15 February 2019
Finished steel shipments in January are higher both annually and since December.
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13 February 2019
The outlook for the Brazilian mining industry has become very murky following a major accident in one of Vale’s mines and the consequent increased scrutiny on operations by authorities, according to analysts.
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12 February 2019
Tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminium imported from the European Union could continue and even be extended, industry figures said.
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11 February 2019
Aluminium producer UC Rusal’s profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were down by 16% year on year because the company was operating under trading sanctions imposed by the United States, according to an earnings statement published on Friday February 8.
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08 February 2019
Markets saw a second consecutive round of contract price increases for calcined alumina material, but a change in feedstock costs dynamics and availability could soften the market later in the year.
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07 February 2019
Producer Norsk Hydro's underlying operating profit dropped almost 85% in the fourth quarter due to the effects of its production curtailment at its Brazilian alumina refinery, Alunorte.
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04 February 2019
Slowing EU steel demand, global overcapacity and weaker worldwide demand could become a major threat to European steel market stability.
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01 February 2019
The newly launched business for specialty alumina, NICHE, will incorporate Gramercy’s alumina hydrate operation and ARC’s white fused alumina business in France; the company does not rule out further acquisitions in future.
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January 2019
31 January 2019
The removal of US sanctions on producer Rusal has added strength to Alcoa's forecast of a surplus in alumina in 2019.
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31 January 2019
Norsk Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil is waiting for approval to resume full production.
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29 January 2019
Asia led global crude steel output growth in 2018, accounting for 1.3 billion tonnes of production - an 8.33% increase - according to statistics published by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) last Friday January 25.
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28 January 2019
The suspension was removed following the end of US sanctions against the Russian aluminium producer on Sunday.
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25 January 2019
The uncertainty caused by the current geopolitical climate may only be temporary, but it could affect activity in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in metals and mining into 2019, according to a report by consultancy firm PwC.
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24 January 2019
Major Chinese mills’ daily crude steel output increased in early January, but their finished steel inventory levels dropped slightly.
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23 January 2019
Argentina’s crude steel output grew by 11.6% in 2018, according to figures released by national steel association Acero Argentino on Monday January 21.
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23 January 2019
Brazil's steel consumption was lower than expected due to lower demand in December.
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21 January 2019
Rio Tinto, the world's biggest producer of titanium slag, has reported a fall in production in 2018 after being affected by shutdowns and labor disputes.
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21 January 2019
United States-based Alcoa, the world’s eighth-largest aluminium producer, has forecast a surplus of alumina in 2019 while it increases aluminium metal shipments.
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18 January 2019
The yuan-dollar exchange rate has changed direction after the Chinese currency saw its biggest one-week rise since 2005, which will have a broad bearing on minerals markets.
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17 January 2019
Three of the contracts will be settled against Fastmarkets prices.
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17 January 2019
The London Metal Exchange will launch its new cash-settled alumina contract on March 11, to be settled on the Fastmarkets MB index in a basket.
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17 January 2019
Alunorte refinery still has two restrictions to be heard in federal court before its output can reach full capacity again.
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16 January 2019
The Brazilian environmental agency in the state of Pará, SEMAS, has removed the production embargo at the Alunorte refinery owned by Hydro, the world’s biggest alumina producer.
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11 January 2019
Alteo has signed a joint-venture deal with Ginet Group to provide the latter with super fine alumina.
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10 January 2019
Calls to discuss outstanding issues seen delaying but not preventing the proposed termination of sanctions on the Russian aluminum producer.
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08 January 2019
A resolution of disapproval introduced by United States Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday January 4 opens the door to sanctions remaining in place against Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal, although some trade lawyers and analysts said those efforts might be in vain.
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08 January 2019
The outlook for refractory-grade bauxite and fused alumina this year is once again intrinsically linked to how Chinese production will perform.
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03 January 2019
Major Chinese steel mills’ daily crude steel output dropped in mid-December, with their finished steel inventory levels decreasing slightly.
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02 January 2019
A round-up of the year’s main events in the global bauxite and alumina markets.