China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Ecopoint's newest LED lighting product, a tube which features DALI Dimmable technology, is already proving to be a popular choice with commercial landlords and building owners who are looking to 'green' their buildings and slash their ...
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Drummond Ltd., one of the largest coal producers in Colombia, partially restarted operations Saturday night after the government stepped in to resolve a strike that has stifled the country's coal exports. Edgar Munoz, a spokesman for the ...
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Reportedly, the Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has started the new Daunia mine in Queensland. Also, the Daunia mine is the company's ninth operating metallurgical coal mine in central Queensland. It's learned that BHP Billiton ...
Tags: Coal Mine, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Thermal and semi-soft coal shipments to China from the Port Waratah Coal Services terminals in eastern Australia slackened in August, slipping 13% month on month to 2.24 million mt from 2.6 million mt in July, said the port operator in a ...
Tags: semi-soft coal, Chemicals
Former Chinese commodities trader Jerry Ren, who is quietly building a mining empire in the Australian outback, scoffs at talk the resources boom is over. For him its just moved north. As some mining firms clock up billions of dollars in ...
Tags: Mining Boom, Chemicals
Australian port and rail company Asciano Wednesday posted a 41.2% year-on-year rise in net profit to A$342 million ($311 million) for the fiscal year to June 30, due in part to new rail contracts to haul coal in the state of Queensland and ...
Tags: Coal, Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced its financial results for the year ended June 30 this year. According to the company's financial statement, BHP Billiton posted a net profit of US$10.9 billion for the financial year ...
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Miner and trader Glencore Xstrata (GLEN.L) reported copper production increased by a fifth in the first six months of 2013, driven by the ramp-up of mines replacing depleted operations and a stronger performance in Congo. Glencore, which ...
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Reflecting the slowdown in global production in the face of bulging inventories, Colombia's exports of ferronickel, a processed metal used in the production of stainless steel, declined to 9,994 metric tons in June, down 12.2% from the ...
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In July of the current year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland fell four percent compared to June and were up 36.5 percent year on year, totaling 26.6 million metric tons. According to the information released by the Port ...
In July this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 196,500 metric tons, increasing significantly compared to the low level of 72,500 mt recorded in June, and up 50.2 percent compared to the same month of 2012, ...
Tags: Overall Exports, mines
The Australian share market has outperformed others in the Asian region, as strength in the banking sector pushed it higher. Commonwealth Bank shares closed at a record high, and its three rivals also posted strong gains. That helped ...
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Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
Tags: Chinese Woes
The Australian share market fell today as Japan's share market succumbed to profit taking, reports from Orica and Santos disappointed the market, and some traders predicted a sharp fall in the US share market. Investors were sidelined ...
Tags: Japan Fall, US Worries