Japan’s JFE takes new tack to tame volatile coking coal prices

Japan's No.2 steelmaker plans to buy more coking coal from the spot market to boost activity and make prices more transparent.

Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 9:21 am

India to exempt certain steel product imports from quality control requirements

India wants to meet domestic demand and rein in prices.

Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 8:46 am

Some Japan buyers agree to pay Q1 aluminum premium of $90/t, down 7% Q/Q

Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay global producers a premium of $90 per metric ton over the benchmark price for shipments from January to March, down 7% from the current quarter.

Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 8:33 am

Analysis: Gold set for further record prices in 2024 and 2025

Gold prices have been setting annual records for the past three years.

Jeffrey M. Christian | December 28, 2023 | 8:29 am

Vietnam official held over sand mining as sinkholes spread

The head of the An Giang province was arrested by police for allegedly helping a company illegally mine sand.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 9:36 am

China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast

A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the company's operations.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 8:43 am

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.

Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:49 am

Japan’s Jan-March crude steel output forecast to rise 1.7%

Japan's crude steel output is forecast to rise 1.7% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 because of healthy demand from automakers.

Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:19 am

Cell phone data, satellite systems transistors get some bling

Gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors, employed in mobile data and satellite communication systems, have been created using diamonds as a substrate.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2023 | 6:51 am

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