29 March 2019 Rio Tinto declares force majeure on some iron ore sales Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has declared force majeure on some shipments in the aftermath of Cyclone Veronica, which led to heavy rains and flooding in the Pilbara region of Western Australia earlier this week. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
29 March 2019 Australia's Argosy to supply Li carbonate to Mitsubishi Perth-based lithium developer Argosy Minerals has signed a preliminary offtake agreement with a subsidiary of Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation for lithium carbonate from its 77.5pc-owned Rincon project in Argentina. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific Latin America and Caribbean More filters
28 March 2019 Mexico to stay the course on cleaner generation: CFE Mexico's state-owned power company CFE denied a move towards greater coal use, confirming its commitment to natural gas and renewable energy. Filter: Coal Power Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
28 March 2019 Citgo secures $1.2bn loan Citgo said today it received a $1.2bn, five-year loan, signaling financial support for the US refining subsidiary of sanction-saddled Venezuelan national oil company PdV. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
28 March 2019 Google, Walmart help to launch renewables group Major US corporations have started a trade association focused on helping companies procure renewable energy. Filter: Power Emissions North America More filters
28 March 2019 EU HRC: Import offers fall but still not cheap enough Import offers into the European hot-rolled coil market have slipped a touch but are still not cheap enough to tempt buyers away from domestic material on short lead times. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
28 March 2019 Rosneft turns to China as Venezuela crude outlet:Update Russia's state-controlled Rosneft is directing some of the supplies it receives as repayment loans to Venezuela towards China, as outlets for the US sanctions-hit crude diminish. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific FSU Latin America and Caribbean More filters
28 March 2019 Celsa Nervacero to resume operation by week's end Production of crude steel at Spanish steelmaker Celsa's electric arc furnace (EAF)-based mill in Nervacero, northern Spain, is expected to resume by the end of this week. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
28 March 2019 Rosneft turns to China as outlet for Venzuelan crude Rosneft is directing some of the crude it receives as repayment for loans to Venezuela to China, as viable destinations for the US sanctions-hit crude diminish. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific FSU Latin America and Caribbean More filters
28 March 2019 Rosneft turns to China as outlet for Venzuelan crude Russia's state-controlled Rosneft is directing some of the supplies it receives as repayment loans to Venezuela towards China, as outlets for the US sanctions-hit crude diminish. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific FSU Latin America and Caribbean More filters
28 March 2019 Steel safeguard review could aid buyers The European Commission's initial safeguard review is likely to be more favourable to importers and consumers, industry sources suggest. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
28 March 2019 ICI 4 derivatives trade exceeds 1mn t in March Activity gathered pace in the ICI 4 thermal coal derivatives market, with 125,000t changing hands today, pushing the volume traded so far this month to over 1mn t. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
28 March 2019 Large lithium battery plants to dominate capacity The largest five lithium-ion battery cell factories in development account for most global planned capacity, indicating a highly concentrated industry. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
28 March 2019 China announced 200mn t/yr of steel projects in 2018 China's local governments announced 200mn t/yr of new steel capacity projects in 2018 as part of capacity-replacement programmes, China iron and steel association's (Cisa) deputy director Chi Jingdong said at the association's annual steel conference in Nanjing. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
28 March 2019 China’s steel sector profits fall in January-February China's steel sector posted a 59pc year-on-year fall in gross profits to 20.16bn yuan ($3bn) in January and February, as steel demand and prices did not recover significantly from a sharp drop in November. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
