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Billionaire’s battered miner may face investor, political unrest

A combination of bad news across its operating industries has made Vedanta one of the biggest losers this year among the 10-member S&P BSE India Metal Index.

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2018 | 10:43 am

China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform

It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step.

Reuters | May 28, 2018 | 9:25 am

Chinalco closes gap on top aluminium producer Hongqiao via Yunnan deal

Yunnan Metallurgical Group, which controls Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd, will be merged into China Copper Co, a joint venture between Chinalco and the Yunnan provincial government.

Reuters | May 28, 2018 | 3:18 am

Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost?

The United States Steel Corp is re-hiring or recruiting around 500 workers as it readies for production in mid-June at a blast furnace it idled in 2015.

Reuters | May 27, 2018 | 6:45 am

Trump “victories” on trade are anything but

As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.

europacific | May 25, 2018 | 12:28 pm

Agarwal wants to build Indian commodity giant to rival majors

Despite its insatiable appetite for materials, India is yet to impose itself among the mining heavyweights like Australia, China or even the U.K.

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2018 | 9:43 am

EU heads discuss bold-or-fold strategy toward Trump tariffs

European leaders sought unity on Wednesday toward threatened U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminium, balancing the views of those most fearful of a trade war and those determined not to be bullied into concessions.

Reuters | May 16, 2018 | 4:12 pm

Votorantim swings to profit on higher metal prices

Votorantim said profit was also boosted by sales growth in its aluminum and cement businesses.

Reuters | May 11, 2018 | 4:39 pm

Canada / U.S. big players announce world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting process

Alcoa and Rio Tinto announced the launching of Elysis, a joint venture company whose goal is to push towards commercial production a newly discovered, carbon-free aluminum smelting process.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 10, 2018 | 6:11 pm

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