Anglo American rejects BHP's 36 billion euro offer: here's why
The potential merger would be the largest in the mining sector in 10 years. Anglo American holds rich copper mines and 45% of De Beers, a diamond giant
Energy transition, Arabs go shopping in Brazil: 10% of Vale's rare metals taken
Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and the local Ma'adene mining company, has entered with $3,4 billion into Vale Base Metals, Vale's spin-off company entirely dedicated to strategic minerals. It's the most…
Nickel: Elliott sues the London Metal Exchange for 456 million dollars
The lawsuit was filed by the Elliott fund for the halt to trading established on March 8 following the explosion in nickel prices
Mexico nationalizes lithium and aims to become the world's leading producer
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies has approved a law that nationalizes lithium, the precious metal used for the batteries of smartphones and electric cars
Hydrogen, Snam and Tenova: agreement for the metallurgical industry
The two companies will work together over the next three years to design integrated solutions based on the use of green hydrogen in order to promote the decarbonization of the metallurgical sector
Oil awaits the Fed but the vaccine pushes gold and copper
The November rally is losing momentum after the revision of the estimates by the Energy Agency but could resume after the decisions of the US bank. Gold bounces, metals run and wheat skyrockets
Aluminum for the future, a virtuous and eco-sustainable metal
An international conference on aluminium, its qualities and future developments is held in Rome on Monday 12 November - It is a metal that has been around for 163 years but is rarely talked about even if it has a future…
Storm over Lme warehouses in Malaysia
The hypothesis of a tax on the goods contained in the warehouses of the metal exchange risks putting a substantial turnover in crisis, especially on the tin market.
Usa, investigation of 10 banks for violations of precious metals
The case concerns the process of fixing the prices of gold, silver, platinum and palladium in London - Involved Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Société Générale, Standard Bank Group, UBS, HSBC and Bank of …
South Africa: an opportunity to be seized
Even if hitherto little exploited, South Africa offers great opportunities both for our exports and for our FDI, according to a survey by the Ambrosetti Club, also for accessing Sub-Saharan Africa. The automotive, metallurgical and agri-food sectors are interesting, and, for…
Australia: here are the measures useful for the relaunch
The slowdown in GDP due to the contraction in consumption and the appreciation of the currency requires a recovery in non-mining investments in order to guarantee a recovery with long-term effects.
SACE with Metalleghe, to become a leader in Europe
UniCredit has structured a complex financing transaction worth 30 million in support of the Brescia-based company, capable of doubling its production of metallic silicon and thus increasing its competitiveness.
Even in the storm, steel sees some glimmers of light
If the WSA has had to revise its forecasts on the global steel industry given the general collapse in demand, Atradius is taking the positive signals coming from Turkey and the capital strength of leaders such as Russia and the USA.
ICE in Mexico for metalworking clusters
The Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies inaugurates the technical training workshop for Mexican companies in the aerospace, automation, energy and household appliances sectors at CIIMMATH.
Metals and minerals: the boom never happened. And the Chinese slowdown is being felt
Australian Resources Minister Recently Says Minerals/Metals Boom Is Over - Albanian (Rio Tinto): "It's Not Over Because It Never Was" - The recent weakness in those commodity prices basically reflects the…
Intel & C. against "blood metals": steps forward in the boycott of these products
Like diamonds, many metals, such as tin and tungsten, also come from areas of Africa where their trade is used to finance bloody civil wars - The Ong Enough Project has pointed the finger at Nintendo and several…
What's behind the gold rush: the problem of child labor
A negative aspect of the success of the yellow metal as an investment asset is the extraction and the search for new gold veins - While the majority of operations are conducted by large companies, with safety guarantees and controls, around 20%…
China and the 'three sisters' of iron ore: the Asian giant now wants to self-produce it
The Asian giant is the world's leading consumer of iron ore, of which it imported 8 million tons in the first 448 months of this year (+3,5% on 2010). The market depends on the big three sisters (BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto…