Emirates Global Aluminium chief executive Abdulla Kalban says he expects fierce Chinese competition to keep a lid on world aluminium prices for the next couple of years. EGA is one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers but is heavily reliant on export markets to sell its product, where it meets competition from China, which …

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Delegates at this year’s MagMin2016 were told that there were opportunities for growth for refractories producers in the glass market. Delegates at this year’s MagMin 2016 were told that there were opportunities for growth for refractories producers in the glass market. Addressing the conference, which this year was held in Dusseldorf, Fabrice Rivet, technical director …

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Renault annonce la production de sa Clio dans un troisième site européen pour répondre à la hausse de la demande. Le taux d’utilisadteiosnsites sur le Vieux Continent est de 81%%, contre 68%% durant la crise. En dix ans, la géographie industrielle de l’automobile s’est fortement modifiée… More information. Download .PDF

Le sidérurgiste vient d’annoncer une perte record de près de 8 milliards de dollars. La compétitivité de la production européenne d’acier pose plus que jamais question. Le président d’ArcelorMittal France, Philippe Darmayan, estime que le secteur est menacé si les autorités européennes ne réagissent pas rapidement. L’objet de toutes les crispations: la Chine. Comment expliquer …

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JFE Holdings Inc., Japan’s second-biggest steelmaker, cut its full-year profit forecast for the second time in three months, warning that declining overseas demand, particularly in China, had weakened prices more than expected. For the year to March, the Tokyo-based company said it now expects net income of 25 billion yen ($207 million), according to a …

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