Every global business worth its name has or is going digital — the mining sector is no different. But is the mining sector getting it right while it goes about the transformation? Not exactly, claims advisory agency Ernst & Young in a new report. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s […]
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Indian Copper Smelter Closes After Local Residents Protest on Environmental Grounds
The decision by a provincial government in India to shut down a copper smelter plant may have serious repercussions on copper supplies, not only in India but also globally, experts claim. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook The Tuticorin-based plant was ordered shut by the government of the Tamil Nadu State […]
Chinese Mining Operations in Disputed Region Spark Controversy With India
It was a report in the Hong-Kong-based newspaper, the South China Morning Post that sparked it all off. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The report claimed that India’s neighbor, China, had started large-scale mining operations in Lhunze county on its side of the “disputed border” with India in […]
CRISIL Report: Resolution of Indian Stressed Steel Assets Will Alter the Sector
Even as news came in late last week that some of India’s biggest steelmakers were set to expand production after reporting solid quarterly earnings amid strong steel prices, well-known research agency CRISIL has said in a report that resolution of stressed steel assets – those that are bankrupt – will “alter” the Indian steel sector […]
India Expresses Concerns at WTO About Possibility of Trade War Sparked by Section 232 Tariffs
India has been champing at the bit ever since the United States imposed a 25% import tariff on steel and 10% on aluminum imports to protect its own industry. Need buying strategies for steel in 2018? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook has what you need Last week, India told an informal meeting of heads of delegations at […]
Floating Solar Plants Gain Momentum in India
There’s a new trend on the solar energy harnessing front in India. Like in China and a few of the Southeast Asian nations, India is seeing a spurt in what are called “floating solar plants.” Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook In late 2017, the country inaugurated its largest […]
Indian Steel Demand on the Upswing as Bidding for Essar Heats Up
The Indian steel industry is witnessing some interesting times — and not in the sense of the Chinese curse. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook After a hiatus, domestic demand is up. On the other hand, the sector is seeing consolidation as international and domestic steel players spar over […]
U.S. and India Form Joint Task Force on Natural Gas
India and the United States may be at loggerheads over the recently announced trade tariffs on the import of metals, but that has not stopped the two nations from talking cooperation in other fields like oil and gas or renewable energy. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook On Tuesday, […]
Indian Officials Meet With Assistant USTR to Talk Trade
India found itself on the back foot in the first meeting of trade representatives from India and the United States in the Indian capital, New Delhi, last week. It was held to discuss the latest U.S. trade tariffs on steel and other metal imports. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s […]
India Looks for Section 232 Tariffs Exemptions
Unlike China, its neighbor India is not right now thinking on the lines of imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products. However, the Indian government has requested the U.S. to exempt it from the hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook This was revealed […]
