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August 2019
23 August 2019
Bauxite prices were steady in China, with supply falling and only weak demand in end-user markets. But China’s environmental policies may create new challenges.
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20 August 2019
Brazilian apparent steel consumption fell in July on an annual basis, while weak economic performance pushed down domestic sales and imports alike, national steel association Aço Brasil said on Monday August 19.
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15 August 2019
Chinese steel output has fallen since June on lower demand and production restrictions in the north.
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12 August 2019
The producer expects market uncertainty to continue in the second half of the year, potentially leading to more destocking from customers in the steel division, while the industrial and non-ferrous sectors performed better.
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12 August 2019
Finished products shipments were lower compared with July 2018 but rose month on month due to more competitive Chinese prices when the orders were placed.
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09 August 2019
Chinese shipments of alumina products to international markets dropped by 34% year on year in the first half of 2019, Fastmarkets learned.
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09 August 2019
A summary of Rusal’s production and financial results for the half year ended on June 30, 2019.
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08 August 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers’ daily crude steel output rates dipped in early July, though they continued to produce at an average that just exceeds 2 million tonnes per day.
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06 August 2019
An explosion has closed off Rusal's Achinsk alumina refinery.
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July 2019
23 July 2019
The South African andalusite producer should restart operations over the coming week, after a hiatus of a month and some 6,000 tonnes of lost output.
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23 July 2019
The Brazil-base alumina refinery has ramped up its output gradually since the federal court removed the production embargo in May.
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18 July 2019
The ACEA said the year-on-year drop was due to there being fewer working days in June this year.
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18 July 2019
The daily crude steel output rates among China’s major mills held steady in mid-June in spite of steelmaking restrictions in the country’s production hub of Tangshan.
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17 July 2019
Alumina production down, bauxite output marginally up in January-June this year, Rio Tinto says in half-year report.
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16 July 2019
China’s crude steel and finished steel output both increased by about a 10th in the first six months of 2019 amid steady growth in demand and healthy profit margins for steelmakers in the country.
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15 July 2019
There is still no timeline for a resumption of andalusite production by the South African miner.
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15 July 2019
Almatis said it will focus on core businesses and expand its footprint in higher value-added products.
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09 July 2019
Here is a selection of main takeaways from the GIFA and Metec trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 25-29.
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09 July 2019
Brazil’s steel import volumes decline on lower volumes from China, Turkey
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09 July 2019
Mutares has completed the purchase of the TrefilUnion wire products mills in France for an undisclosed sum. The mills are a “perfect” fit, the Mutares CEO said.
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05 July 2019
Alcoa has signed a conditional share purchase agreement with Swiss private equity firm Parter Capital Group for the firm to acquire Alcoa’s La Coruña and Avilés smelters in Spain, the aluminium producer said on Friday July 5.
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03 July 2019
The chief executive of major refractories producer RHI Magnesita says that consolidation in the industry is likely to continue.
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02 July 2019
Buyers of calcined alumina are putting downward pressure on producers’ prices during second-half contract negotiations, with sentiment turning because of weaker end markets.
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01 July 2019
Planned reduction in steel output will continue to dampen demand in the coming months, sources at the Dusseldorf trade show said.