Commodities
Rio Tinto reaches four billion tonnes of iron ore shipped to China
(Posted on 22/07/24)Rio Tinto has celebrates the shipment of four billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in Western Australia to China.The shipment was loaded at Dampier Port on 19th July, bound for China Baowu Steel Group, the world’s top steel producer. This milestone comes 51 years after the first shipment of almost 22,000 tonnes of Pilbara...
Africa’s opportunity to build sustainable logistics networks across mining sector
(Posted on 18/07/24)Capt. Pappu Sastry, CEO of Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL) has said that Africa’s mining sector has a once in generation opportunity to adopt world-class sustainable logistics networks and drive down costs, improve efficiency and protect the environment.There has been a rapid expansion in junior mines across Africa, as...
Conditions on Simandou iron ore investment now satisfied
(Posted on 16/07/24)All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea, including the completion of necessary Guinean and Chinese regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to complete during the week of 15 July 2024.Along with the recent approval by the Board...
ADM offers segregated, traceable soybean meal to European customers
(Posted on 12/07/24)ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, has announced that it is offering fully verified, segregated, traceable soybean meal and oil to meet the needs of European customers as EU deforestation regulations come into effect on 30 December."Thanks to the critical participation of our farmer network as well as our...
Rio Tinto to install carbon free aluminium smelting cells
(Posted on 04/07/24)Rio Tinto will install carbon free aluminium smelting cells at its Arvida smelter in Québec, Canada, using the first technology licence issued by the ELYSIS joint venture. This investment will support the ongoing development of the breakthrough ELYSISTM technology and allow Rio Tinto to build expertise in its installation...
Moonbound appoints ASL for long-term South African lithium logistics project
(Posted on 28/06/24)Moonbound Mining Ltd. has appointed Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL) as its logistics contractor for the Norrabees Lithium Project in South Africa on a 10-year contract.ASL will deliver a wide range of logistics services to Moonbound including transportation of high-grade lithium ore from the mine to the processing plant, bagging...