Sweden’s SSAB has announced collaboration plans with two European auto groups on the potential supply of fossil-free steel for auto bodies and parts. Cut-to-length adders. Width and gauge adders. Coatings. Feel confident in knowing what you should be paying for metal with MetalMiner should-cost models. SSAB to collaborate with European auto groups on potential fossil-free […]
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Surging battery metals demand squeezes supply, Sibanye-Stillwater says
While much of the world still depends on fossil fuels, demand for battery metals is surging. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and buying strategies. Battery metal demand on the rise South African platinum and palladium producer Sibanye-Stillwater said increasing […]
What’s next for Afghanistan’s vast rare earths supply after US pullout?
While the world looks on with growing concern at the political play unfolding in Afghanistan with the takeover of the Taliban, another sidebar to this developing story that is slowly creeping into public consciousness is the vast treasure-trove of minerals in that country, and how the Taliban government will exploit it. One estimate by the […]
Week in Review: Shipping sector woes; oil prices fall; Toyota announces production cuts
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: Receive the latest short-term and long-term outlook for the full range of industrial metals (base and ferrous) at the annual MetalMiner Forecasting Workshop on Aug. 25. Week of Aug. 16-20 […]
This Morning in Metals: SSAB touts world’s first ‘fossil-free’ steel
This morning in metals news: Sweden’s SSAB has hailed the delivery this week of its first shipment of fossil-free steel; copper prices have been sliding; and, lastly, electricity demand soared last week. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and buying […]
Bangkok-based Banpu to buy Texas power plant
Continuing with its acquisition of the U.S. natural gas assets, the Bangkok-based Banpu has now agreed to purchase a combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Texas. According to Forbes , Banpu, controlled by billionaire Isara Vongkusolkit, will buy the power plant for U.S. $430 million. More MetalMiner is available on LinkedIn. Banpu looks to the […]
This Morning in Metals: Steel capacity utilization dips to 84.7%
This morning in metals news: U.S. steel capacity utilization fell to 84.7% last week, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported; meanwhile, Glencore signed a cobalt supply deal with Britishvolt; and, lastly, the Department of Energy released a brief on investment in solar energy. Do you know which market conditions are best with different steel […]
Week in Review: IPCC report takeaways; copper market trends; tax credits for rare earth magnet production?
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: The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and buying strategies. Week of Aug. 9-13, 2021 (copper […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: Re|Source, Tesla partner on cobalt supply chain pilot
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) jumped by 6.7% for this month’s reading. (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 to help buyers stay on top of metals markets and buying strategies. Re|Source, Tesla team up on […]
What does the IPCC report mean for metals markets, industries?
The media has been buzzing with various interpretations of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on rising greenhouse gas emissions and the likely scenarios before us for the next decade (and through to the end of the century). Interpretations vary between “the end of the world is nigh” and “this is getting […]