Commodities
AFIA welcome new leadership
(Posted on 24/05/18)The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors met 15-16 May for its annual spring meeting in the nation’s capital, where they elected a new chair and several Board and Executive Committee members, discussed priority issues impacting the animal food industry with their legislators and conducted other official...
Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world's first carbon-free aluminium smelting process
(Posted on 14/05/18)Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation has announced a revolutionary process to make aluminium that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process.Executives of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Apple were joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier of Québec Philippe...
Aluminium: a highly recyclable alternative
(Posted on 14/05/18)Foil tray manufacturer, Advanta, has released an infographic which summarises key facts and figures about the aluminium market. As the negative impact of plastic packaging continues to make headlines, the business aims to raise awareness of the alternatives available, like aluminium.57 million tonnes of aluminium is produced each...
MCA calls for structural reform
(Posted on 14/05/18)The Minerals Council of Australia’s interim Chief Executive, David Byers believes that the 2018-19 Budget’s economic and fiscal outlook is once again heavily reliant on strong growth in resources exports and a significant contribution by the mining sector to rising government tax receipts.The MCA represents Australia...
Trinity test drilling on target
(Posted on 09/05/18)Wealth Minerals Ltd., a mineral resource company focussed on the acquisition and development of lithium projects in Chile, South America, is finalizing a drill contract and expects to begin drilling before the end of May 2018. Drilling will consist of three drill holes to test priority drill targets identified during Transient Electromagnetic...
Europe’s first steel plant in 40 years
(Posted on 09/05/18)Construction has started on Europe’s first specialised steel plant in 40 years. Voestalpine is building a €350m factory in Kapfenberg, south west of Vienna, Austria.The plant, which should take three years to complete, will be highly digitised, relying more on computer-monitoring of machines rather than the workforce...