In this month’s Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) report: Ford CEO Jim Hackett will retire, the company announced this week; General Motors has plans to add more than 2,700 electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S.; and U.S. sales continue to show signs of recovery, but July sales remained down compared with a year ago. […]
Category: Company News
This Morning in Metals: MetalMiner releases August Monthly Metal Outlook
This morning in metals news: the latest MetalMiner Monthly Metal Outlook report is out; Steel Dynamics has acquired a Mexican metals recycling company; and copper prices bounced back off three-week lows Monday.
This Morning in Metals: ArcelorMittal to lay off nearly 900 at East Chicago plant
This morning in metals news: ArcelorMittal cited market deterioration in its decision to lay off nearly 900 workers at its plant in East Chicago; Rio Tinto is investing an additional $200 million in its lithium-borate project in Serbia; and the U.S. Department of Commerce has launched antidumping and countervailing subsidy probes related to metal lockers […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel reports Q2 net loss of $589M
This morning in metals news: U.S. Steel released its second-quarter earnings results; Nucor Corporation also reported its own financial earnings; and the Federal Reserve opted to maintain its federal funds rate.
Week in Review: Stainless steel demand; industrial production; copper prices
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner.
This Morning in Metals: Core markets ‘showing signs of recovery,’ ArcelorMittal says
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal says its core markets have exhibited some signs of recovery.
U.S. aims to break rare earths dependence on China with Lynas project
The U.S. took a big step forward in its effort to curb its dependence on China for rare earths.
Tata Steel to launch first scrap-based steel plant in India
India’s first scrap-based steel plant will soon come online. Tata Steel has set up the new plant in Haryana in central India. The plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 500,000 tons, the Hindu Business Line reported. Tata has set up the plant in collaboration with Aarti Green Tech Ltd, a subsidiary of […]
This Morning in Metals: Rusal aluminum production falls 1.4%
This morning in metals news: Rusal released its Q2 2020 production results; Norsk Hydro has signed a memorandum of understanding for potential use of natural gas at its Alunorte refinery in Brazil; and Rio Tinto announced the discovery of a new zone of gold mineralization.
This Morning in Metals: Gold price rises to all-time high
This morning in metals news: the gold price has surged to an all-time high; China is eyeing changes to its steep capacity swap rules; and Northern Dynasty Minerals has received an environmental impact study for its Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in Alaska.
