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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 May daily average aluminum output up 200 mt/day: IAI » Global primary aluminum output, excluding China, averaged 67,500 mt/day in May, up from a revised 67,300 mt/day in April,...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Cleanup questions about Glencore’s other smelter » All the recent public discussion about a Superfund-type cleanup at the closed Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant and whethe...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Bankrupt Ormet accepting bids for Ohio aluminum smelter » Bankrupt US aluminum producer Ormet is accepting bids for its idled, 260,000 mt/year Hannibal smelter in southeastern Ohio...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Future trends for coal, clean coal initiatives, and how these will affect the cement sector » Fossil fuels currently meet about 80% of global energy demand. By 2035, the fossil fuel contribution is still predicted to...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 European Commission clears Holcim’s acquisition of Cemex West in Germany » Holcim has received unconditional clearance by the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of Cemex West in Germa...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Lafarge and Holcim hire banks to sell assets » Lafarge and Holcim have hired banks to sell assets as they try to secure antitrust approval for their planned merger, acco...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 MDEQ to hold public hearing on pet coke storage in River Rouge/Ecorse » Michigan Department of Environmental Quality representatives said they will make a final decision on whether to grant a pe...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Senators call for 12-cent gas-tax increase to replenish highway fund » As Congress works to approve a short-term infusion of cash to prevent a halt in highway and road construction projects thi...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 First Crude Oil Unit Train Departs Meritage Midstream’s Black Thunder Terminal » Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC (“Meritage Midstream”) announced today that the first crude oil unit train loaded at...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Domestic coal due to high freight difficult to compete with imported coal » Rising temperatures and did not let the winter had been in the coal market feel the touch of 'warmth.' At a price of cries...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Australian PM Introduces Bill to Repeal Carbon Tax » The bills are expected to be passed by the House of Representatives this week before going to the Senate next month. ht...
Monday, June 23, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Oil price risks put inflation back in focus » Iraq will be foremost in investors' minds in the coming week as oil price risk has returned to markets, complicating the t...
Monday, June 23, 2014 Kitimat residents fight for airshed study after government refuses to release report » The potential consequences of pollution from industrial development on the Kitimat airshed was significant enough for the...
Monday, June 23, 2014 JEA prepares for cutting back on coal power » New rules for reducing carbon emissions will be a game changer for JEA. It will change power plants, transmission and...
Monday, June 23, 2014 Shell Sells Eagle Ford Assets as Part of Global Repositioning, an Industrial Info News Alert » Royal Dutch Shell plc is selling its acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale to Sanchez Energy Corporation for about $639 million,...
Monday, June 23, 2014 French Government Reaches Accord to Buy Alstom Stake » The French government reached an agreement to purchase a stake in Alstom from its leading shareholder, Economy Minister Ar...
Monday, June 23, 2014 China Factory Activity Gauge Hits Seven-Month High » A gauge of China's factory activity showed fresh signs of strength in June, pointing to improvement in the world's second-...
Monday, June 23, 2014 Planned Holcim-Lafarge Tie-Up Faces Hurdles » A planned $50 billion merger between cement giants Holcim Ltd.H of Switzerland and Lafarge SA of France still faces signif...
Monday, June 23, 2014 Holcim-Lafarge merger expected to be completed by next year » It is expected that the proposed merger of Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge Sa will take place in 2015, but at this point there has...
Monday, June 23, 2014 Noranda to maintain status quo at Missouri smelter if power costs are cut » Noranda Aluminum is promising to maintain for 10 years investment and employment levels at its 263,000 mt/year New Madrid...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 UPDATE 1-China's base metals output climbs in May, showing demand ticking » Production of primary aluminium inched up 0.2 percent to 1.898 million tonnes in May after falling 4.5 percent on-month in...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Canada OKs oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast » Canada’s government on Tuesday approved a controversial pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for sh...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Vedanta seeks SEZ sops to run aluminium plant » Sesa Sterlite Ltd (SSL), a unit of London listed mines and metals major Vedanta Resources Ltd, has urged the Odisha govern...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Deloitte: OPEC influence waning as US shale surges » Over the next five or six years, surging shale-oil production in the United States could cut deep into OPEC’s influence ov...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5 things to know about today’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline decision » The federal government unveiled its long-awaited decision Tuesday on the Northern Gateway pipeline after the markets close...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Canadian government approves controversial oil pipeline to Pacific » The Canadian government approved Tuesday the construction of a controversial pipeline that will connect Alberta's vast tar...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Harper Government's Northern Gateway Decision Going Down To Deadline » The federal government will announce its much-anticipated decision on the Northern Gateway pipeline after markets close on...
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Canada OKs oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast » Canada's government on Tuesday approved a controversial proposed pipeline to the Pacific Coast that would allow oil to be...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Holcim kick-starts production at Tuban 1 » Holcim kick-starts production at Tuban 1. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/06/18/holcim-kick-starts-production-tu...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Brazil Energy Giant Buys $1.24 Billion of Pain in Texas » Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4), Brazil’s state-owned energy company, formulated a strategy in 1999. http://www.businessw...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Oil giant Pdvsa interested in US light crude oil » Fast-growing production of light crude oil in the United States draws the attention of Venezuelan state-run oil company Pd...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Aluminium industry's future looks bright despite the challenges, says EGA » United Arab Emirates: The global aluminium industry will have to confront several major challenges as it looks to sustain...
Monday, June 16, 2014 Press Metal banks on size and low-cost model - The largest aluminium producer in South-East Asia » WITHIN a space of seven years, Press Metal Bhd has grown to become the largest aluminium smelter in the region and probabl...
Monday, June 16, 2014 Michigan Lawmaker Wants Tar Sands Waste To Count As Renewable Energy » A Michigan lawmaker wants to change his state’s renewable energy standard to include some rather unconventional fuels. Sta...
Monday, June 16, 2014 Jacknife Accident Brings New Levels of Concern to Petcoke Parkway » Southeast siders have been waging a high-profile campaign against the giant piles of petcoke that have popped up in their...
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