LONDON, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement with Glencore for the sale of its entire interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and the Valeria coal development project in Queensland, Australia, for $1.7 billion. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged coal, coal development project, coal mine, coalmine, Glencore, Hail Creek, HailCreek, J-S Jacques, mine, mineral, ore, Rio Tinto, Valeria
LUXEMBOURG, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal announces that Aditya Mittal, Group CFO and CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe, has been appointed as President, ArcelorMittal, in addition to his current responsibilities. This nomination reflects the increasing global strategic role Aditya has across … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Aditya Mittal, ArcelorMittal, Mr. Lakshmi Mittal
The Board of Directors of NV Bekaert SA is proud to announce the nomination of Mr Colin Smith for appointment by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 9 May 2018. He will replace Mr Alan Begg whose term of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Alan Begg, Coating, Colin Smith, director, leadership, Management, NV Bekaert SA, STEEL, wire
ESSEN, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The final round of BeyondConventions gets underway at the thyssenkrupp Quarter, Essen today. Under the BeyondConventions format, large German corporations are seeking start-up partners for their digital challenges. thyssenkrupp, innogy, Open Grid Europe, Schacht One … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As women’s cycling continues to gain momentum, recycling programme ‘Every Can Counts’ has furthered its investment into the UK based Trek-Drops professional women’s cycling team for the duration of the 2018 season. This is the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, Metals and Minerals, Sports
Tagged cans, CO2, cycling, professional women’s cycling team, recycling, Recycling programme, sponsorship, Trek-Drops, ‘Every Can Counts’
Utrecht, Netherlands, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The report “The Hidden Cost of Jewellery” by Human Rights Watch (HRW) clearly demonstrates that the world’s largest jewellery brands have collectively taken limited steps to implement responsible sourcing practices for their gold. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands
Tagged CSR, gold, HRW, human rights, Jennifer Horning, jewellery, RJC, Solidaridad, source verified responsible gold
STOCKHOLM, 06-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mikael Staffas has been appointed as new President and CEO of Boliden. He will assume the position on the 1st of June 2018. – It feels very good to ensure the continuity in Boliden. Mikael knows … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Sweden
Tagged Anders Ullberg, Boliden, Mikael Staffas
STOCKHOLM, 06-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB’s, LKAB’s and Vattenfall’s pre-feasibility study is giving the green light for the fossil-free steel initiative, HYBRIT. For the first time in 1,000 years, there is an opportunity for a technology shift and, as early as … Read the full press release
LONDON, 25-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Prime Minister of Mongolia U. Khurelsukh and other government representatives and Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques met in Ulaanbaatar today to progress their partnership. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen the relationship by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged J-S Jacques, Rio Tinto, the Government of Mongolia, U. Khurelsukh
LONDON, 25-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto is further strengthening its presence in Mongolia, underscoring its commitment to the country. Rio Tinto will establish a new office in Ulaanbaatar and expand its national employee numbers to around 80 through the course … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged metal, mining, Mongolia, Munkhtushig Dul, Rio Tinto, Ulaanbaatar
MUNICH, 04-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, in 80 percent of all cases this takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. When doing so, the proportion of bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions is extremely … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Metals and Minerals, Science, Technology
Tagged Christina Gabriel, cost-effective coating, Fraunhofer, renewable raw materials
LONDON, 28-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has successfully completed its $1.5 billion buy-back of Rio Tinto plc shares, comprised of the $500 million and $1 billion on-market share buy-back programmes announced on 8 February 2017 and 2 August 2017 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged dividends, J-S Jacques, Rio Tinto, share buy-backs cash returns, shareholders
thyssenkrupp agrees with employee representatives on conclusion of a collective agreement Collective agreement contains assurances on site and employment continuation and investment Agreement enables thyssenkrupp to implement its strategic and operational goals for the joint venture IG Metall collective bargaining … Read the full press release
Wörrstadt, Germany, 28-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — juwi’s award winning solar hybrid project at Sandfire Resources DeGrussa Copper/Gold Mine has been successfully operating for more than one year. Over a year ago the world’s largest PV-hybrid-system, some 900 kilometers northeast of Perth … Read the full press release
Yara will sign a mining agreement with the Ethiopian authorities, making possible the future development of the Yara Dallol potash mine. OSLO, 08-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The mining agreement will be signed today at a ceremony in Addis Abeba by Ethiopian Minister … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Dallol potash mine, mining agreement in Ethiopia, Yara, Yara Dallol
UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUAL), a leading global aluminium producer, announces that it will be taking part in the 23rdConference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. MOSCOW, 30-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The two … Read the full press release
BAAR, 04-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore has concluded an agreement with certain shareholders (“Selling Shareholders”) of Volcan Compañia Minera S.A.A. (“Volcan”) pursuant to which Glencore has agreed to acquire 26.73% of the total class A common (voting) shares of Volcan at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland
LINZ, 28-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — After more than two years of planning, today the final location decision was taken during the Supervisory Board meeting of voestalpine AG: the most advanced special steel plant in the world, representing an investment of EUR 330 … Read the full press release
LINZ, 28-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — voestalpine continues to strengthen its leading international position in the quality wire sector with the official opening of its new high-tech wire rod mill at the site of the Metal Engineering Division in Leoben/Donawitz in Austria. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged high-tech wire rod mill, voestalpine
MOSCOW, 12-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUAL), a leading global aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the completion of the modernization of Befesa-2 line for standard alloyed ingots production at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged Irkutsk aluminium smelter, UC RUSAL
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