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Emirates Global Aluminium enters emergency shutdown

Emirates Global Aluminium said that its Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage from Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa Economic Zone, Abu Dhabi, forcing the site to evacuate personnel and enter emergency shutdown.

Miners welcome Western Australia invoking emergency powers amid fuel crisis

Western Australia has activated emergency powers to resolve fuel distribution issues by compelling fuel wholesalers to disclose their stock levels and supply chains, as miners struggle with shifting distribution networks.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Key Middle East aluminum smelters face setback after attacks

Iran launched strikes on key aluminum facilities in the UAE and Bahrain March 28, retaliating after its own steel plants were attacked March 27. The strikes threaten production from facilities responsible for about 8% of the world's aluminum output.

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RARE EARTHS SERIES: Rare earth geology tilts global playing field toward China

Rare earth mining projects outside China face significant economic challenges due to geological differences that make extraction and refining more expensive than Chinese operations, industry experts told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy.

Greenland Resources signs eight-year molybdenum supply deal with SSAB

Greenland Resources has signed a binding off-take agreement to supply Swedish-headquartered steel producer SSAB with ferromolybdenum for eight years, Greenland Resources said.

Sigma Lithium signs $100 million funding guarantee for capacity doubling in Brazil

Toronto-listed Sigma Lithium Corp., the largest producer of lithium oxide concentrate in the Americas, has signed a $100 million guarantee with a major Brazilian bank that will allow the company to complete its capacity doubling in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.

Sichuan primary aluminum producer plans upgrade on efficiency push

Chinese aluminum producer Guangyuan Hongchangsheng Aluminum planned to build a 115,000 metric tons/year primary aluminum smelter in Sichuan province, according to a recent capacity replacement filing released by the local government.

Galan's HMW Argentine lithium project enters production

Australia-listed Galan Lithium Ltd’s Hombre Muerto West lithium brine project in Catamarca province, Argentina, is in the commissioning stage and about to enter commercial production, following completion of its Phase 1 construction.

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Iran's Mobarakeh Steel halts production due to heavy damage

Iran’s leading steel company, Mobarakeh Steel Co., said production had been halted entirely at its plant due to the heavy impact of two US-Israeli military attacks in late March.

Iran steel plant needs up to year to rebuild after airstrike: report

Rebuilding Iran's war-wrecked Khuzestan Steel Co. would ultimately take up to one year, according to a report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing a senior company official.

Weak property sales put downward pressure on China steel, but low supply provides support

China’s new home sales have yet to show signs of stabilizing this year, continuing to exert downward pressure on the domestic long steel market.

Japan's JFE Steel to shut Keihin pickling line by 2027 as it restructures

Japan's JFE Steel Corp. plans to restructure its steel sheet business, starting with the shutdown of its pickling production line at its East Japan Works in Keihin by March 2027, the steelmaker said in a statement.

Indian domestic met coke prices strengthen amid high coking coal, input costs

Domestic metallurgical coke prices in East Coast India extended gains in the week to April 2, on stronger coking coal prices and higher input costs, according to data from Platts.