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(Virtual Showroom) For the past decade, climate compliance in South African industry has been seen as a box-ticking exercise with only the Tier 1 companies going above and beyond what is required... 

The Swedish government said on Wednesday it has given Boliden the green light to proceed with the company's copper mine project in Laver, northern Sweden. Project still needs approval from... 

Martin Creamer talks about energy-saving smelting technology; ARM growth projects and increased iron-ore demand  

While the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased paraxylene (PX), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and mono ethylene glycol (MEG) prices, outright supply shortages have been limited, with... 

Europe’s biggest rivers, vital arteries for the region’s heavy industries, are drying up after the region was seared by a series of heat waves. As water levels in the Rhine and Danube fall toward... 

What we wear every day is the result of a global supply chain few people ever see, one that often begins far earlier than most realise and increasingly raises questions about the materials used to... 

The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind produced by South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore. These... 

Ontario-based materials company Cymat Technologies has signed a commercial agreement with aluminium major Rio Tinto Alcan to facilitate the transfer of Rio Tinto's commercial customers of their... 

Norway's Vaar Energi said on Tuesday it will buy smaller Oslo-listed rival BlueNord to form Europe's largest independent oil and gas producer in a deal worth around $1.33-billion that sent shares... 

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is poised to become the US' second-largest net export industry within five years, adding nearly $1.4-trillion to its GDPthrough 2040, according to an S&P Global Energy... 

Australia- and London-listed Aura Energy has welcomed the enactment, in Sweden, of legislation to amend that country's Nuclear Activities Act. Under the terms of the revised legislation, uranium... 

With a shift towards more stringent emissions regulations in Europe, crushing, screening and materials handling equipment provider Pilot Crushtec says its latest TwisterTrac VS350E Stage V crusher... 

The supply shock caused by the Iran war is sparking old Western aluminium smelters back into life. In the US, Magnitude 7 Metals is reactivating the New Madrid smelter in Missouri. 

Industry body the World Gold Council reports that global investors have continued to reduce their exposure to physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in June, but inflows for the first... 

Geoscientific research institutes the Council for Geoscience (CGS) and the Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance integrated... 

Euronext-listed green hydrogen producer Lhyfe has taken delivery of 10 new Hexagon Purus containers, with the company now operating 84 Type IV tube trailers dedicated to hydrogen transport. Lhyfe... 

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade hit a record last year as strong US exports and rising European imports offset weaker Asian purchases, the International Gas Union (IGU) said in a report on... 

With increasing emphasis globally on the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, South African companies are urged to creatively embed ESG practices in their everyday... 

South Africa’s steel industry is facing an “emergency situation” driven by global overcapacity, surging low-cost imports and collapsing domestic production, which has led to government and...