Vedanta unit sees global sustainability focus boosting zinc use

The project is part of an industrial scheme aimed at opening up Saudi's north to development that will boost job creation.

The issue relates to the amount of tax BHP owed for selling its Australian commodities via its Singapore marketing business — or allegedly shifting its profits offshore.

Raiding a little more than half of the $95 billion foreign-currency and gold revaluation account would force the RBI to sell an identical proportion of the related assets, or $190 billion. That would trigger a “cataclysmic deflationary shock” for the economy.

The outlook for coal depends basically on the growth of electricity and steel production in Asia.

It is expected that companies may choose to use the updated guidance starting January 1, 2019.

German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.

The Japanese firm's truck has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than two billion tonnes of surface material moved autonomously.

The Tamil Nadu state disconnected the smelter's power supply in May following anti-pollution protests that turned violent and culminated in the police opening fire, killing 13 protesters.

Dealers in India were charging a premium for the first time since early September -- of up to $3 an ounce over official domestic prices this week.