Category: Non-ferrous Metal Smelting Engineering

China's Refined Bismuth Production Expected to Drop by About 17% in May 2026

China's refined bismuth production is expected to decline significantly in May 2026. According to an...

2026-06-04

Aluminium Bahrain acquires French aluminum plant for approximately $2.2 billion

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has agreed to acquire all shares of Aluminium Dunkerque, the largest alumin...

2026-06-04

LibertyStream Delivers First Ton of Lithium Carbonate to U.S. Industrial Customer

LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc. (TSXV: LIB | OTCQB: VLTLF | FSE: I2D) announced that it h...

2026-06-04

BIR Presents Second Non-Ferrous Legend Award in Sweden on June 2

The second winner of the "Non-Ferrous Legend Award," established by the Non-Ferrous Metals Division ...

2026-06-04

China's cumulative red mud stockpile exceeds 1.6 billion tons by end of 2025, utilization rate at 14%

Red mud is a bulk industrial solid waste discharged during the alumina production process. For every...

2026-06-04

Jervois Brazil Nickel-Cobalt Refinery Restart Project Selected for Brazil Climate Investment Platform

Jervois Brasil's nickel-cobalt refinery restart project in São Miguel Paulista (SMP) has been offici...

2026-06-04

U.S. Energy Fuels Reports First Quarter Uranium Revenue of $35.7 Million, ASM Acquisition to Close

U.S. uranium and rare earth producer Energy Fuels Inc. reported a net loss of $10.8 million, or $0.0...

2026-06-04

Chile's Codelco Ventanas Smelter Shifts to Circular Economy After Closure

Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco's Ventanas smelter, after its closure, is transitioning t...

2026-06-04

Pinnacle Mexico Gold Project Achieves Over 97% Recovery Rate

Mining company Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. has announced the results of the second round of preli...

2026-06-04

China's Cadmium Telluride Exports Rise for Three Consecutive Months from February to April

China's exports of cadmium telluride (CdTe) have continued to grow over the past three months. Custo...

2026-06-04

Anglo American's $500 Million Sale of Brazilian Nickel Assets Awaits EU Approval

Anglo American expects to complete the sale of its Brazilian nickel assets to China's MMG for $500 m...

2026-06-04

MIT Develops New Process to Extract Lithium from Rock, Halving Costs

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions has deve...

2026-06-03

Brazil's Colossus Project Produces First Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate

Viridis Mining & Minerals has produced its first batch of Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (MREC) at the p...

2026-06-03

UK Steel and Aluminum Leaders Question Net Zero Policy's Harm to Manufacturing

UK steel and aluminum industry leaders have warned that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband's net zero poli...

2026-06-03

On June 1, tantalum rose by 157.69%, germanium by 83.82%, and ferromolybdenum by 35.65%.

Since 2026, prices of various minor metals have been rising steadily. According to data from Shangha...

2026-06-03

China Tin Industry's Net Profit Up 36% in 2025, Tin Price Rises 40% in Six Months

Shares of tin industry listed companies rose collectively on June 1. As of market close, the Tin (Ya...

2026-06-03

Gold Surpasses US Treasuries as Top Global Official Reserve Asset

On June 2, the European Central Bank released a report stating that as of the end of 2025, gold's sh...

2026-06-03

International Standard for Universal Modular Fuses Revised Under China's Lead Released

On June 3, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) announced that the international standa...

2026-06-03

China's High-Grade Nickel Pig Iron Declines in May, Likely to Trade at 1130-1160 Yuan/Ni Point in June

China's high-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) prices edged down in May, with the 10-12% Indonesian high-g...

2026-06-03

Fraunhofer IZFP Introduces Ultrasonic Detection System for Inclusions in Aluminum Melt

The Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing (Fraunhofer-Institut für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfve...

2026-06-03

China's Rare Earth Prices Under Pressure in May, Praseodymium Neodymium Oxide and Dysprosium Oxide Fall Over 11%

The rare earth market entered the traditional off-season in May, with prices of major varieties unde...

2026-06-03

In May 2026, US aluminum prices exceeded $6,000 per ton

Iran's war blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted Middle East aluminum transport routes, with th...

2026-06-03

Chile's Output Declines, JPMorgan Predicts 330,000-Ton Copper Supply Gap in 2026

JPMorgan predicts a supply deficit of approximately 330,000 tonnes in the global refined copper mark...

2026-06-03

International copper price breaks through $6.33/lb, up 39% in 2026

International copper prices continued their strong momentum, closing at 633.5 cents per pound ($6.33...

2026-06-03

Fidelity Gold Refinery Public Relations Officer Mudzviti

Kundai Mudzviti, 27, is the Public Relations Officer at Fidelity Gold Refinery, managing the public ...

2026-06-03

Japan's Copper Exports to India Grow 14% in First Four Months of 2026

From January to April 2026, Japan's total copper exports remained largely flat year-on-year, but shi...

2026-06-03

South Africa's PyroFuZA Initiative Focuses on Reviving Smelting Industry, Lost R20 Billion Last Year

The 2026 International Conference on High-Temperature Metallurgy, recently hosted by the Southern Af...

2026-06-03

Indonesia's May 2026 Coal Unloading Volume Reaches 3.203 Million Tons, Hitting a Record High

Indonesia's domestic coal demand has hit a monthly record high, even as the government attempts to l...

2026-06-03

Russian Volga Steel Design Company Showcases Innovative Casting Products

VolgaStalProekt presented samples of aluminum alloy castings at the international specialized exhibi...

2026-06-03

Mexico's EV Resources Locks in Approximately 2,300 Tons of Antimony Raw Materials per Month

EV Resources, an antimony supplier listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, has secured a month...

2026-06-03