May 6, 2022 Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.
May 4, 2022 SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.
May 2, 2022 The key minerals in an EV battery The cells in the average battery with a 60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) capacity contained roughly 185 kilograms of minerals.
May 2, 2022 South32 boosts Brazil green aluminum supply with bauxite mine buy South32 now owns 33% of the Mineração Rio do Norto bauxite mine.
May 1, 2022 Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050.
April 30, 2022 Vedanta in talks to raise up to $3 billion debt in semiconductors push The oil-to-metals conglomerate decided in February to diversify into chip manufacturing.
April 29, 2022 Aluminum orders stall as US buyers fear looming recession A measure of US manufacturing activity lost steam last month, falling to the lowest level since 2020.
April 28, 2022 Rusal executives to buy out US aluminum unit, rename it The new company will continue to selling Rusal’s metal.
April 28, 2022 Vedanta doles out $1.5 billion dividend in relief for parent Separately, Vedanta Resources announced a tender offer to buy back as much as $500 million of its dollar notes due in July.
April 27, 2022 Aluminum price rebounds on China infrastructure push, low inventories President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for all-out efforts to spur infrastructure spending.
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