Robust metals price outlook softens in 2022 – reports

The administration wants to identify new domestic sources of critical minerals and increase domestic exploration, mining and recycling.

Some lawmakers urged him to save steel and aluminum producers in their states, but others urged caution because higher prices would hurt manufacturers.

President and chief operating officer Mike Frasersaid company has received a number of offers for the assets, which it up for sale in November last year as part of a shift away from coal.

The Commerce Department confirmed it submitted results of national security investigation into aluminum imports that could lead to broad import restrictions.

Aluminum Corp of China, the country's biggest state-run aluminium firm, says 2017 profits rise more than tenfold, without providing a profit figure.

The Trump administration’s condemnation of cheap Chinese aluminum is helping resolve overcapacity in China even before any measures are implemented.

Following the 2016 launching of the Collective Action Initiative for the Metals Technology Industry, the program announced today that it has added a new member.

On Tuesday Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 1 percent rise in iron ore shipments for 2017 to 330.1 million tonnes, meeting its guidance.

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