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The aluminium industry is placing greater emphasis on reducing emissions from production, but lower carbon intensity is becoming only one part of the challenge. As buyers, regulators and downstream manufacturers increasingly seek evidence about the environmental characteristics of aluminium,...

Metso and Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria have signed an agreement valued at approximately €40 million for the delivery of key process equipment to support the Viscaria Copper Mine Restart in Kiruna, Sweden. The deal marks a significant step in the project's...

BHP and KGHM Polska Miedź have signed a memorandum of understanding that opens a new chapter in their relationship, creating a framework to identify BHP KGHM copper opportunities across the globe. The agreement, signed on September 8, 2026, sets...

South Korea's largest container shipping company, HMM, has signed a massive long-term shipping contract with Brazilian mining giant Vale worth approximately $3.5 billion. The HMM Vale shipping contract covers eight new bulk carriers, each set to operate under a...

Ivanhoe Mines has announced a 30% expansion of the Ivanhoe Makoko copper discovery at its Western Forelands project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The updated resource estimate raises the contained copper at Makoko to approximately 12 million tonnes,...

BHP has awarded Worley contracts to provide study and engineering, procurement and construction management services for expansion projects at Olympic Dam and Carrapateena as part of its South Australia copper projects growth plans. The contracts cover EPCM services across...

Digitalisation in aluminium production is moving beyond the basic task of displaying what is happening on the plant floor. Sensors, distributed control systems, industrial IoT platforms and production databases can provide operators with continuous information on temperatures, electrical loads,...