Japan has announced additions to its export ban list against Russia, with steel products included among the newly listed categories. The move further tightens Tokyo's existing sanctions ...

UK steel faces an unavoidable EAF transition. On Western European cost benchmarks, scrap-based EAF already beats blast furnace steelmaking — cheaper and faster to build, set to gain from ...

India Domestic] India’s domestic prices were mostly stable on Oct 6 with only a few prices edged up across key markets. Market activity remained moderate. Unscheduled power cuts in several ...

Cobre Panamá could again become a major source of global copper supply if Panama and First Quantum agree on a new operating framework. The mine produced 330.9 kt of copper in 2023 and ...

Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery continues to rely on spot-market natural gas after CELBA disrupted contracted supplies, with Hydro expecting a $90–110 million Q4 cost impact ...

Indonesia] Slab prices remain at USD 490/tonne FOB today. Some Indonesian mills have raised their HRC prices in response to local market conditions and slab prices, but the impact on the ...

SMM Gold Flash] Afaq Mining has identified a deposit containing about 305,000 ounces of gold at the West Gabal Elba concession in Egypt’s southeastern desert, chairman Mostafa Elbahr told ...

Europe] Weighed down by persistently slow and subdued trading activity, European hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices faced broad downward pressure. Currently, buyers are heavily focused on assessing ...

SMM Tantalum/ Niobioum Flash] Critical Metals said on 5 October 2026 that Greenland had approved the Mining Plan and Closure Plan for Tanbreez, with the documents signed on 29 September.

Atmos Renewables has reached financial close on the 400 MW/1,600 MWh Teebar battery project in Queensland and the 470 MW Parron Maam Marang wind farm in Western Australia, both backed by ...

Redwire has received a follow-on contract from Axiom Space to develop and deliver two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for the second module of Axiom’s commercial space station, after previously ...

The European Commission has added the DEPLOY project to its cross-border renewable energy list, covering a planned 180 MW combination of solar and wind generation in Gubin, Poland, with ...