The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,663,767 net tons, unchanged from the 7,675,344 net tons shipped in August 2022.

Fan Tiejun, the head of the China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute, said there was an increasing need for some steel products.

Last year alone, Shanxi produced over 1.3 billion tonnes of coal. It has set a coal output target of nearly 1.37 billion tonnes for 2023.

Nickel Industries Limited and PT Sumber Energi Nusantara (SESNA) have entered into a binding Operational Lease and Service Agreement (OLSA) for the development, installation, operation and maintenance of a 200MWp + 20MWh battery solar project within the Indone...

According to sources, a new Singapore-based commodities exchange, preparing to roll-out a futures contract for nickel used in electric vehicles (EVs), also aims to add contracts for other metals used in EV batteries.

Australia's Rio Tinto RIO.AX said on Monday it expects iron ore shipments of 323 million to 338 million tons in fiscal 2024 at Pilbara, marginally above its forecast for 2023, as operating conditions continue to improve.

Rio Tinto said it backed its full-year guidance to cost and shipments for its Pilbara iron ore operations.

:With local electricity grid constraints becoming more prevalent and given the global emphasis on decarbonisation, the ongoing energy transition, as well as loadshedding, is expected to present both opportunities and risks for the South African steel industry,...