Greece has shortlisted Anglo-Swiss Glencore and Swiss Vitol to submit a binding bid for a majority stake in the country's biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum
Producers have been giving above-inflation wage hikes for years, adding to the cost burden of an industry that has been battling in the face of depressed prices, labour unrest and soaring power bills.
Expectations for a rise in zinc concentrate supplies in coming years have driven down the metal price to one-year lows, but smelting capacity constraints suggest the sell-off is premature.
Swedish Sandvik, which makes metal-cutting tools and mining gear, reported record-high quarterly earnings and orders on Tuesday on the back of a broad rise in demand, with its mining unit a particular stand-out
Rio said it expected iron ore shipments for the year to be at the upper end of its range of 330 million to 340 million tonnes, thanks to productivity improvements and fewer weather-related disruptions compared to Q2 2017.