This morning in metals news: amid GFG Alliance’s financial crisis, ArcelorMittal has reportedly asked for cash upfront to supply Sanjeev Gupta’s steel mills; meanwhile, a so-called “green hydrogen” facility in Germany has started operations; and, finally, the LME three-month aluminum price has trended sideways this month. Cut-to-length adders. Width and gauge adders. Coatings. Feel confident in […]
Category: Environment
Renewables/GOES MMI: Rio Tinto to invest $2.9M toward recovery of tellurium as byproduct of copper smelting
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up 4.2% for this month’s MMI reading, as Rio Tinto announced plans to build a new tellurium plant and cobalt prices are surging. (Editor’s note: This report also includes the MMI for grain-oriented electrical steel, or GOES.) The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips […]
Japan’s steel sector faces numerous challenges, from COVID-19 to global overcapacity
Japan’s steel sector is facing tumultuous times. But, in the short term, there are initial signs of it pulling through in 2021. Are you on the hook for communicating the company’s steel performance to the executive team? See what should be in that report. Pandemic impacts on Japan’s steel sector The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to […]
Week in Review: Aluminum industry going greener; rare earths chess game; nickel, stainless dynamics
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, including the aluminum industry and its efforts to curb emissions, China’s latest foray in the global rare earths chess game and much more: You want more MetalMiner on your terms. […]
Aluminum industry players accelerate move to lower carbon footprint
Although originally borrowed from a book of the same name, some call Australia the “Lucky Country.” Blessed with resource abundance, a warm climate and decades of near uninterrupted growth, it certainly seems to have it all. But it isn’t alone. For decades, industrialized countries have looked at the Middle East’s oil wealth with some degree […]
Week in Review: Biden administration reimposes UAE tariff; copper demand; stainless steel price hikes
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and the metals storylines here on MetalMiner, including the Biden administration reimposing a tariff on aluminum from the UAE, copper demand and much more. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: US renewable energy electricity generation to double by 2050
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose by 4.4% this month, as the Energy Information Administration released a forecast on renewable energy. (Editor’s note: This report also includes the MMI for grain-oriented electrical steel, or GOES.) Renewable energy growth in the US US electricity generation from renewable energy sources is forecast to double over the […]
This Morning in Metals: EIA forecasts renewables share of US electricity generation to double by 2050
This morning in metals news: the Energy Information Administration forecast the renewables share of US electricity generation will double by 2050; meanwhile, the US unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in January; and, lastly, the tin price has bucked the recent general trend for base metals prices. EIA: renewables share of electricity generation to double by […]
This Morning in Metals: Miner Vale reaches $7B settlement over Brumadinho disaster
This morning in metals news: Brazilian miner Vale reached a $7 billion settlement with the state of Minas Gerais two years after a fatal dam collapse; the US goods and services deficit decreased in December; and Ford Motor Co. announced an increase in its planned investment in electric and autonomous vehicles. Vale reaches $7B settlement Approximately […]
This Morning in Metals: Biden signs executive order aimed at boosting federal procurement of U.S.-made products
This morning in metals news: President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing; the U.S. steel sector’s capacity utilization rate during the week ending Jan. 23 reached 75.7%; and the Energy Information Administration expects energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to tick back up once again in 2021 and 2022 after […]
