

As new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect for some of the United States’ closest allies, the U.S. grains industry is watching closely for retaliations that impact sales of U.S. corn, sorghum, barley and their related products, including ethanol and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS).U.S....
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has announced that the US’ Section 232 tariffs will now hit EU steel. As of today, 1 June, the EU will face a 25% tariff on its exports of the metal to the US.The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has condemned the US action and called on the Commission to swiftly adopt safeguard measures...
As a follow-up to initial “constructive” trade discussions with a Chinese delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Hei that concluded on 18 May in Washington, the Trump administration is preparing for additional consultations in the near future in China on increasing that country’s imports of U.S. agricultural and...
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture partners BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (Mitsubishi) have entered into an agreement to sell the Gregory Crinum Mine in central Queensland, to Sojitz Corporation for A$100 million.In addition to the sale of the mine to Sojitz, BMA will be providing appropriate funding for...
INTER RAO – Export LLC and Indian power company Essar Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and strategic cooperation in the power sector. The ceremony has taken place at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018. Mr. Maxim E. Sergeev, Director General of INTER RAO – Export LLC, and Mr. Ravi Ruia, Co...
The World Coal Association (WCA) is holding a series of roundtables throughout 2018 to explore coal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs).This series of roundtables will bring together participants with different perspectives, covering a number of geographic regions and addressing the entire lifecycle of coal, from...