Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is cutting down production at its Halewood plant, amid Brexit uncertainty and concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. The company said that it is a temporary move and does not affect any of the ...
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Australia-based Roy Hill Holdings has announced that it has signed a $7.2 billion funding package for the Roy Hill iron ore mining project located in West Australia's Pilbara region. According to Roy Hill Holdings, the Roy Hill project ...
Tags: iron ore, Metallurgy, Mineral
OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that the Board of Directors of Yamal LNG approved a final investment decision (“FID”) for the Yamal LNG project, consisting of the development ...
UK-based mining giant Anglo American has announced that it has completed the sale of 100 percent of the Amapá iron ore operation in Brazil to Zamin Ferrous Ltd., a private international mining group that has been operating in Brazil, ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Portland, Oregon-based Steel Service Inc. announced this week the completion of the purchase of a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing space at the Port of Ephrata. The sale includes two buildings previously occupied by wind tower manufacturer ...
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Boskalis acquires EUR 130 million port dredging project in St Petersburg, Russia Wednesday Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by CJSC Baltstroy for the dredging and construction of the Bronka Port ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Australia's ports must adopt cutting-edge technology to navigate a global downturn in shipping and a looming lull in the local mining boom, according to an international transport specialist. Terry Bills is the 'GIS in Transportation' ...
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Thailand's PTT LNG, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT, is going ahead with plans to double capacity of its existing 5 million mt/year LNG import terminal despite severe under-utilization of the facility. "The government ...
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has unveiled a new soybean processing plant in Villeta, Paraguay, a move which creates 160 direct jobs. The new facility is located adjacent to the existing ADM ...
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OSX, an offshore and shipbuilding company of the EBX Group, celebrated today (January 31st) one year of operations of its first offshore production unit, the FPSO OSX-1. The vessel produced OGX´s first oil in January 2012 and is ...
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Cost cutting is tipped to continue to be the focus of Australian companies when they release earnings results next month with investors looking for a more disciplined approach to growth plans after recent job losses and writedowns. ...
Australian flat steel producer BlueScope has announced that it plans to readjust its Australian cold rolling, metal coated and painted steel production, starting from mid-March 2013. Accordingly, the company will reduce production levels at ...
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Australian miner Fortescue has announced that in December 2012 it loaded 8.5 million mt of iron ore at its Herb Elliott port facility at Port Hedland, Western Australia, achieving a record 100 million mt annualized run rate. Fortescue ...
Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
Tags: Finance, Rare Earth, Metallurgy
Press Trust Of India reported that IL&FS Engineering has received INR 168 crore contract for construction of a port facility in Maharashtra. It said “IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company has received a letter of award from IL&FS ...
Tags: IL FS Engineering, port facility, Maritime Infrastructure, construction