The global supply of zinc concentrates is shrinking fast, but it might take some time for the resulting tightness in zinc refined metal and, in turn higher premiums, to take hold in the market, zinc sources said. "The game changer was the ...
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Votorantim Metais and its affiliate U.S. Zinc has announced key changes to the company’s leadership team. Rodrigo Daud will serve as chief commercial officer for Votorantim Metais and Tracy Baugh has been promoted to president of U.S. ...
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Brazil’s Votorantim posted BRL 6.8 billion ($2.9 billion) in net revenue in the second quarter of 2014, the company said on Monday. Votorantim reverted a BRL 307 million ($134.66 million) loss registered a year ago to BRL 514 ...
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Brazil steel maker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) plans to expand its presence in the domestic rebar market, local media reported on Tuesday. The company has just entered in the long products segment and is eyeing a 9 percent market ...
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Peruvian poly-metallic miner Milpo increased production of zinc, lead, copper and silver in the first quarter after bringing online expansions at two of its mines in Peru, the miner said Monday. A unit of Brazil's Votorantim Metais, Milpo ...
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Norilsk Nickel produced 67,818 mt of nickel in the first quarter, down 5.2% from 71,571 mt in the first quarter of 2013 due to lower production volumes at some of its global operations, the Russian producer said Tuesday. The company said ...
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Offer prices in the Argentinian ferrous scrap market are up 50% in February compared with January levels, a reflection of the steep devaluation of its currency, sources said Wednesday. On January 23, the central bank of Argentina scaled ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian steelmakers including Gerdau, ArcelorMittal Brasil and Votorantim Siderurgia have all announced to raise rebar prices by 6% for April. It’s known that the ex-factory prices of rebar increased ...
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Colombian Minas Paz del Río (PDR), a subsidiary of Brazilian steelmaker Votorantim Siderurgia, plans to make investments to increase met coal output. The company extended two contracts with Colombia's mining and energy ministry and ...
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German conglomerate Siemens'IT and engineering subsidiary in Brazil,Chemtech has successfully ended a consultancy developed for Brazilian aluminum producer CBA,part of local conglomerate Votorantim,in the municipality of ...
Tags: Chemtech, Automation of CBA Aluminum Plant, Sao Paulo State
Cementos Molins has sold 10.61% in its Argentina-based unit Cementos Avellaneda to Votorantim Europe for Euro45.2m. Following the deal Cementos Molins retains 51% in the company and Votorantim Europe, part of Brazilian group Votorantim, is ...
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Kibo finalises formal strategic joint venture agreement with major Brazilian industrial conglomerate Votorantim Metaís Participações Ltda, the metals, mining and smelting arm of the Votorantim Group, for the further ...
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Brazilian miner World Mineral Resources (WMR) has found a large reserve of neodymium, one of the 17 rare earth elements, in the western Bahia state (photo), which could bring US$8.4 billion to the country. Local newspaper Nova Fronteira ...
Tags: Rare Earth Deposit, Brazil, World Mineral Resources, Metallurgy
W.W. Grainger Inc. is expanding further into Latin America by buying Brazilian supply company AnFreixo SA. Grainger, which sells hand tools, cleaning products and other equipment to businesses, bought the company from Brazilian industrial ...
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