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: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Global crude steel production jumped 4.4% year over year in September. A recent PwC report overviews M&A […]
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From Spitfires to Watches: REC Looks to Use Metal from Fighter Plane in Watches
Yes, yes, I know this has nothing to do with metal prices or trading fundamentals — but in my defense I will say it covers two of my passions (so just get over it, will you). Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook ThomasNet occasionally puts out some great […]
London Metal Exchange Announces New Contracts as Competition Rises
The London Metal Exchange is feeling the heat from rivals CME and the SHFE, it would seem. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook In an announcement last week reported by Reuters, the 141-year-old exchange advised it was introducing a plethora of new contracts to woo customers increasingly attracted […]
Ernst & Young Report Surveys the State of Digital Solutions in Mining
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 […]
AI Firm Noodle.ai Brings Expertise Into the World of Metal Manufacturing
The recent AI Summit at the White House brought together industry figures in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), a term that has no doubt picked up momentum from something as the province of a futuristic, far-off world to something more nearly attainable. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
SMDI Makes Case for Steel Over Aluminum During Chicago Auto Show
Use of aluminum in automotive bodies has gained steam in recent years — and the metal’s rivalry with steel has heated up in the process. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook For example, Ford Motor Co. shook up the marketplace when it announced its all-aluminum body F-150 2015 model. […]
This Morning in Metals: China Aims to Hit 2020 Steel Capacity Reduction Goal This Year
This morning in metals news, China is aiming to meet its 2020 goal for steel capacity cuts this year, a new bottle technology makes aluminum bottles feel like plastic and copper output in the Democratic Republic of Congo rose significantly in 2017. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Chinese […]
This Morning in Metals: Indian Crude Steel Production Up 6.2% in 2017
This morning in metals news, Indian crude steel production jumped 6.2% in 2017, a Swiss steel firm was chosen to buy a troubled French steelmaker and Novelis announced that its aluminum will be supplied for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Indian Crude Steel Production […]
Coca-Cola Goes All Red Bull on Us with Slimmer Cans
In two weeks, Diet Coke is introducing four new flavors: Ginger Lime, Feisty Cherry, Zesty Blood Orange and Twisted Mango. They will come in a skinnier silver can, reminiscent of Red Bull’s popular caffeinated hit, and, it is hoped, will reinvigorate Coke’s fortunes by appealing to a younger, millennial buyer, CNN Money reports. Buying Aluminum […]
Week in Review: Section 232, the Hyperloop and 2017 Global Steel Output
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the headlines here on MetalMiner: Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook India and Iran recently inked a $2 billion deal that will see the two countries cooperating on railways work, Sohrab Darabshaw […]
