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Mikkaichi (Electrothermic) zinc smelter
The zinc smelter at Mikkaichi in Japan used the electrothermic process to produce slab zinc. However producing zinc by this process proved uneconom...
Molybdenum: wrecked by Covid-19 in 2020, bouncing back in 2021
Weakening demand forced molybdenum oxide prices down from their US$12/lb plateau in the second half of 2019. Despite recovering moderately in early...
NatSteel steel plant
Tata Steel divested its 100% stake in NatSteel Holdings for US$ 172 million in September 2021 to reduce its offshore debt. It is now owned by TopTi...
Newman Base Metals (Prairie Downs) zinc mine project
The Prairie Downs project is located 60km south-west of Newman, Pilbara in Western Australia. It is expected to be an underground mine adopting lon...
Nicaro - Closed nickel operation
The Nicaro operation, which was Cuba's oldest, operating for over 70 years, closed at the end of 2012. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built fro...
Nickel in Indonesia: 5 things we've learnt from our March research trip
The nickel industry in Indonesia is developing at an unprecedented pace. We estimate year-on-year NPI production growth was 44% in 2018. Meanwhile,...
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