by Gordon Barratt | Nov 23, 2020 | News
Tata Steel has tested coking coal samples from Russia for making steel through the blast furnace route, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer T V Narendran said. The development assumes significance in the domestic steel industry as a fruitful result of...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 23, 2020 | News
The Philippines has declared a moratorium on new coal power plants, which could mean the scrapping of new coal projects that have yet to be approved by the government. The move, which has been widely welcomed by environmental campaigners, is likely to signal to...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 20, 2020 | News
The world’s largest lithium producer, Albemarle, has teamed up with 27 other organisations to form a US-based coalition committed to achieving 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales by 2030. Known as ZETA, the diverse, nonpartisan group has 28 founding members, including...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 20, 2020 | News
An archaeological impact assessment conducted by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has painted a gloomy picture for historical assets within the proposed Special Mining Lease (SML) 173, if the Government allows Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II to mine...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 20, 2020 | News
Natural gas prices rose by 18%, on average, in 2020Q3 as the global economy began to recover, and prices are now above their pre-pandemic levels. In contrast, coal prices have been broadly flat and remain around 20% lower than their January level. The pandemic has...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 20, 2020 | News
China’s plan to build more coal-fired power “contradicts” its pledge to go carbon neutral by 2060 and risks creating 2 trillion yuan ($303.60 billion) in stranded assets, according to new research published on Friday. President Xi Jinping promised in September that...
