Vale Base Metals (VBM) is prioritizing a decision on whether to combine its nickel operations in Canada’s Sudbury basin with those of Glencore this year, a move that could reduce costs for both companies, its chairman said.

Finished Import Market Share YTD at 21%

In the week ending on January 6, 2024, domestic raw steel production was 1,707,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.9 percent.

For the calendar year ending December 31, 2023 Ramu produced 33,604 tonnes of nickel and 3,072 tonnes of cobalt contained in mixed hydroxide precipitate (“MHP”), exceeding Ramu’s design capacity for a 7th consecutive year.

Woodside Energy and South Korea’s SK E&S Co. Ltd. have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enable research on potentially developing a lower-carbon hydrogen value chain, including hydrogen, ammonia, and related products.

The administrators of Panoramic Resources has announced the suspension of operations at the Savannah nickel project, in Western Australia.

Algoma Steel, a prominent steel producer based in Canada, has outlined its projections for the third quarter (October-December) of the financial year 2023-24.

China's infrastructure sector investment likely grew by 6-9pc in 2023, Chinese securities analysts have forecast.