Commodities
Partnership to support Gladstone’s Boyne Smelters
(Posted on 18/08/24)The Queensland Government in Australia and Rio Tinto will work together to safeguard a pillar of the State’s heavy industrial manufacturing base around Gladstone under a partnership to support investment in renewable energy projects.The agreement announced today represents an important step towards securing a long-term future...
IFA granted consultative status by the IMO
(Posted on 13/08/24)The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) was granted consultative status by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its July 2024 Council session. Consultative status is reserved for non-governmental, international organizations that are judged to be able to provide a significant contribution to the work of the IMO...
Patchy improvement in UK heavy-side materials markets
(Posted on 13/08/24)New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show a modest overall improvement in the sales of construction aggregates and asphalt in Great Britain for the second quarter of 2024.However, the MPA’s latest quarterly volumes survey, a useful barometer for all construction activity, also shows that growth has not yet...
United States Senate passes bipartisan WRDA
(Posted on 05/08/24)The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA has commended the Senate for its unanimous passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which authorises navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The Senate Committee on Environment and Public...
Preparing for harvest 2024
(Posted on 05/08/24)With what could be one of the wettest winters on record impacting the UK harvest, Associated British Ports (ABP) is gearing up to support Britain by boosting the company’s role in enabling resilient food supply chains.The Humber Ports play a major role in supporting the agricultural sector across the North of England and the...
Biocarbon joint venture established in Québec
(Posted on 29/07/24)Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc. to manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting...