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Plastics Recycler Plans Facility to Make Coke Alternative
05 September 2024 - The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to guarantee a loan of up to US$182.6 million to Pennsylvania-based International Recycling Group (IRG), which is looking to build facilities that would produce a plastics-based coking coal alternative.
Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces
05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.
German Producer Issues FAC on New Scrap Cutting System
27 August 2024 - German special steel producer Lech-Stahlwerke (LSW) has signed the final acceptance certificate for a an innovative scrap torch-cutting machine at its plant in Meitingen, according to the machine's builder, Primetals Technologies.
CONSOL, Arch Agree to Join Forces
21 August 2024 - Coal miners Arch Resources Inc. and CONSOL Energy Inc. have agreed to merge, creating a US$5 billion company producing both high-quality thermal and metallurgical coal.
JSW Buys Into Australian Met Coal Miner
14 August 2024 - JSW Steel Ltd. is taking an indirect stake in Australian metallurgical coal miner Illawarra Metallurgical Coal and will sign an offtake contract with the business, the company has announced.
Report: EU Sees Mixed Progress on Creating Green Hydrogen Market
30 July 2024 - The European Union took an early lead in moving to establish a regional green hydrogen economy, setting as a goal to produce and import 20 million metric tons by 2030.
Australia's Iron Ore Miners Need a Plan
30 July 2024 - Iron ore is Australia’s most exported commodity. But with demand from China looking to be on the decline and with new iron ore capacity set to come on-line in other parts of the world, the Australian industry should take time to reevaluate its strategy, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
