Global insight

CAG Raps Government over Short Levy of Mining Dues

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has rapped the state government for short levy of mining dues totaling Rs 110.74 crore, payable by mining companies who deal with excavation of iron ore, coal, chromite and bauxite, in its re...

Friday, April 3, 2015

Russian Ferrosilicon Trader Loses Fight for Tariff Refund in the EU General Court.

Russian Ferrosilicon Trader Loses Fight for Tariff Refund in the EU General Court.

Friday, March 27, 2015

US experts upbeat on sustained China-US cooperation

As the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Goat was ushered in on Thursday, experts in the United States cautiously predicted a year of sustained dialogue and substantial cooperation between China and the US in 2015.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Glencore Opts for Squeaky Clean

Mining and marketing giant Glencore on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing the signing of a major human rights commitment with a top human rights body, in a bid to keep its activities beyond reproach and squeaky clean.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Shin-Etsu Chemical will further strengthen the production and R&D systems of its silicones business

Production capacity increases planned in Thailand; new Technical Center to be established in the U.S.

Friday, March 20, 2015

A Knight in Shining (stainless steel) Armour

Things appear to be impossibly difficult in the resource space at the moment, so imagine my surprise as I came across a Standard Bank research report on Merafe Resources – a small, single commodity, resource company – entitled, “Cash Machine in Waiting”.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Transnet invests in Ngqura capacity expansion

Commentators have noted that Transnet is a major institution wherein government’s planned R2 trillion infrastructure programme seems to be materialising – while infrastructure spend in other industries has seemingly dried up.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Zimbabwe: President Gets Feel of New Chrome Tech

AFRICA Chrome Fields, a subsidiary of Fanshawe Mining Holdings, last Friday demonstrated to President Mugabe the $200 million chrome smelting technology - the exothermic (alluninathemic) processing - that reduces time taken to refine chrome from the traditiona...

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
  • First  Prev  ...  1536  1537  1538  1539  1540  1541  1542  1543  1544  1545  ...  Next  Last