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Crotone zinc smelter
Zinc production at Crotone commenced in 1928. However throughout its life the plant proved to be uneconomic to operate. There have been various own...
Butler SDI steel plant
The Butler mini-mill is one of the six EAF plants owned and operated by Steel Dynamics. The compact strip plant employs thin slab casting technolog...
Can China keep Russian aluminium smelters afloat?
It’s been more than two months since UC Rusal suspended operations at its 1.75 Mtpa Nikolaev alumina refinery in Ukraine. The subsequent Australian...
Can China's steel industry help meet the national target to reduce emissions by 2030?
CO2 emissions generated by China’s steel industry will peak in 2021. This supports the government’s claim that it will be able to cap its total emi...
Can the need for new zinc smelting capacity navigate the ESG agenda?
The analysis of the forward zinc market by the Wood Mackenzie zinc markets team shows that there is a clear need for future zinc smelting capacity....
Carbon pricing: A game-changer for China’s aluminium industry?
Like other economies, China has implemented compliance carbon pricing as a key component of its decarbonisation policy toolkit, aiming to facilitat...
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