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January 2019
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.