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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Aluminium supply to tighten as prices rebound but ‘structural’ excess capacity remains in China » Global and Chinese demand for lightweight industrial metal aluminium will remain strong and supply outside China will cont...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) South Africa to Develop Aluminium Metals Hub » South Africa’s Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is planning on building an aluminium metals hub in the Kwa...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Steelworkers File Petition for Aluminum Safeguards » The United Steelworkers union recently filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission for the U.S. to invok...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Proposed U.S. tariff on aluminum imports threatens Canadian producers » Canada is facing the threat of another major trade showdown with the United States – this time, over aluminum. h...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Saudi-Iran tensions scupper deal to freeze oil output » A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers fell apart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran join...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Vedanta kicks off ramp up of second smelter at Jharsuguda » Diversified metals and mining major Vedanta Resourceshas initiated the ramp up of its second aluminium smelterat Jharsugud...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Alba names Bechtel contractor for $3.5bn expansion » Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, has named International Bechtel as th...
Thursday, April 14, 2016 Peabody, largest US coal miner, seeks bankruptcy protection » Peabody Energy, the nation's largest coal miner, has filed for bankruptcy protection as a crosscurrent of environmental, t...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Cement firms to see best fourth quarter performance in recent times » Cement stocks have been buzzing with activity on the bourses of late. While large-cap stocks such as ACC, Ambuja Cements,...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Detroit considers strict regulations for handling pet coke » Detroit is considering a measure that would strictly regulate the handling of petroleum cokeand other bulk solid materials...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Alcoa Sees Slower Aluminum Demand as New China Supply Looms » Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, lowered its forecast for global demand of the metal in 2016 and decreased...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Miller’s energy bills gain momentum heading into the Senate » Miller has four bills related to ratemaking or energy reform practices. One bill hopes to ease modernization of the state’...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Alcoa profit falls; demand seen growing faster than supply » Metals company Alcoa Inc. on Monday reported a lower quarterly profit, with results hurt by low commodity prices, the stro...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 China's rebounding imports lend support to Asian coal prices » Asian coal price benchmarks were supported this week by a rebound in Chinese imports that lifted markets, sparking hopes t...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 CIL abolishes incentive on high grade coal to push sales » PTI CIL abolishes incentive on high grade coal to push sales Mining behemoth Coal India Ltd has decided to abolish perform...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Alba sales surge 1.4pc in Q1 » Aluminium Bahrain, a leading global aluminium smelter, posted a 1.4 per cent increase in its overall sales during the firs...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Keystone Pipeline Is Shut Down After Oil Spill In South Dakota » Pipeline operator TransCanada shut down a section of its Keystone pipeline Sunday after about187 gallons of crude oil spil...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Coal Slump Sends Mining Giant Peabody Energy Into Bankruptcy » Peabody Energy Corp. filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, the most powerful convulsion yet in an industry that’s still waiti...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Oil Producers Risk Severe Price Slump If Freeze Deal Fails » The early success of an oil-supply accord between OPEC and Russia in reviving crude prices is magnifying the potential ris...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 OPEC Warns of Deeper Cuts to Oil Demand Forecast on Slowdown » OPEC said it may deepen cuts to its forecast for global oil demand growth due to slowing economic expansion in emerging ma...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Wells Fargo Misjudged the Risks of Energy Financing » At its annual investor conference in San Francisco in May 2014, with oil trading at $102 a barrel, Wells Fargo & Co. b...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Detroit considers tougher rules for pet coke » The city is weighing a measure that would strictly regulate the handling of petroleum coke and other bulk solid materials...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Detroit Considers Strict Regulations For Handling Pet Coke » DETROIT Detroit is considering a measure that would strictly regulate the handling of petroleum coke and other bulk solid...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Goa Carbon turns corner, posts Q4 profit at Rs 0.4 cr » Lower raw material cost and other expenses helped the company report operating profit (against operating loss) that result...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Crews extinguish fire at LyondellBasell: Update2 » Crews extinguished a fire on a coker unit today at LyondellBasell's 268,000 b/d refinery in Houston, Texas. http...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Hanwha E&C wins $400m Saudi chemical plant deal » Hanwha Engineering and Construction Corporation, a major South Korean builder, has won a $400-million deal to build a chem...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Crude oil pops on report that Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to freeze production » Crude oil prices jumped on Tuesday after an Interfax report that Saudi Arabia and Russia reached an agreement on an oil-pr...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Growing a nation won't always grow its economy » On June 23, Britain will vote on whether to withdraw from the European Union. This is a momentous decision, with far-reach...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Fears grow for future of Rio Tinto jobs in Lochaber » Reports that a company with no connection to the aluminium industry is interested in acquiring the Rio Tinto smelter at Fo...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Saudi Arabia to extend downstream reach » Steps taken by national oil giant Saudi Aramco to consolidate some of its downstream assets, most notably in the US market...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Wood River refinery faces outages following closure of Keystone pipeline » Several units at Phillips 66's Wood River refinery have been shut down following the closure of the Keystone oil pipeline...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 TransCanada says spill forces shut down of Keystone pipeline » The Keystone pipeline will likely remain shut down for the rest of the week while officials investigate an apparent oil sp...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Keystone pipeline closed after springing leak » A portion of the Keystone oil pipeline was closed Monday after a leak was found over the weekend, said pipeline owner Tran...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 UPDATE 3-Keystone oil pipeline closure forces Illinois refinery outage » The sudden closure of the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada has forced Phillips 66 to shut several units at its Illinois r...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 HeidelbergCement announces the integration plan for Italcementi » HeidelbergCement has announced the project to restructure the Italian operations of Italcementi S.p.A. On 28 July 2015, He...
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