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May 2019
16 May 2019
Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery has taken a step closer to resuming full operations after a production embargo against the operation was lifted.
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15 May 2019
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp is still open to consolidation in the European flat steel sector despite the European Commission's opposition to its proposed merger with Tata Steel's flat steel business in the region.
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14 May 2019
Major cities and 25 regions across China will face a new round of environmental inspections from May 14 to ensure that protection measures are being properly implemented.
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13 May 2019
European steel consumption is set to contract on weak manufacturing and falling vehicle end demand, the steelmaker said.
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08 May 2019
Refractory producer RHI Magnesita could still make an offer for Kumas, a major Turkish magnesia producer.
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07 May 2019
Fastmarkets' benchmark fob Australia metallurgical-grade alumina index fell to its lowest level in 14 months at the start of May in a subdued buyers' market.
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07 May 2019
High energy costs, low demand and rising imports have led the company to cut annual production in Europe.
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02 May 2019
German speciality alumina producer Nabaltec is adding 30,000 tonnes per year to its refined hydroxide capacity in the second half of 2019 through the newest production arm of its subsidiary in the United States.
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02 May 2019
White fused alumina from China is becoming cheaper while western suppliers have managed to push their own prices upward.
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01 May 2019
Sellers and users of alumina hydrate (ATH) are confident that supplies of the material will pose no problems in the foreseeable future because rising output in the United States will counteract restrictions in Brazil.
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01 May 2019
New regulations on mine dams in Brazil should have no effect on bauxite production, delegates heard at Fastmarkets’ Bauxite & Alumina Conference.
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01 May 2019
The most important factor in the growth of bauxite production is relationships between the producers, local communities and governments, delegates heard at Fastmarkets’ 25th Bauxite & Alimina Conference.
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01 May 2019
Aluminium producer Rusal’s sales of aluminium value-added products (VAP) were down 22.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2019 amid US sanctions and high premiums, it announced on April 30.
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April 2019
30 April 2019
The Norwegian producer is battling on two fronts - trying to recover from a cyber attack in March that hit its extruded segments business hardest and an embargo at Alunrte that has restricted production at the refinery to 50% for more than a year.
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29 April 2019
Tata Steel's Indian footprint is growing - a trend that is set to continue over the next half a decade, it said while reporting its quarterly results last week
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29 April 2019
The producer cited pressures on refractory raw material costs once the current phase of high stocks and falling prices, in markets such as magnesia, has passed.
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24 April 2019
Crude steel production in Argentina fell by 30.7% year on year in March, according to figures released by the country’s national steel association, Acero Argentino, on Monday April 22.
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23 April 2019
Steel demand growth in Europe will slow this year due to a worsening trade environment and Brexit uncertainty.
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23 April 2019
China has reached peak annual steel consumption of 850-900 million tonnes, according to the China Iron and Steel Association (Cisa).
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23 April 2019
China’s output of crude steel and finished steel in the first quarter of 2019 both increased significantly year on year on good demand and healthy profits.
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17 April 2019
Rio Tinto reported a slight year-on-year increase in its titanium-dioxide slag output amid a furnace restart.
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15 April 2019
A joint petition to remove restrictions on the alumina refinery was filed after a conciliatory meeting on Friday April 12.
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12 April 2019
China’s major mills cut their daily output rates for crude steel in late March and their inventories of finished steel also dropped.
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11 April 2019
At the current pace of consumption, Latin American steel use miss earlier targets of 70.6 million tonnes in 2019.
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10 April 2019
Al Taweelah alumina refinery is the first such facility in the United Arab Emirates and is expected to significantly reduce the amount of smelter-grade alumina EGA requires from the spot market.