The consumption of steel scrap in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was expected to rise sharply in the coming years amid expansions in steelmaker capacities to feed greater steel demand in the country.

Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) said on Friday it had agreed to buy a 48.6% stake in a steelmaker for 10.7 billion yuan ($1.49 billion) from Shandong Iron & Steel Group.

ln a surprising turn, Oman, despite lacking the internal capacity for corresponding slab production, has successfully expanded its export volume.

Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM), which is 17% owned by BHP, announced on Thursday a mineral resource update for the Kabanga nickel project in northwest Tanzania.

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Indonesia's production capacity of nickel metal is expected to hit 2.2 million metric tons in 2023, said Septian Hario Seto, a deputy minister in Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, said on Wednesday.

MD Peter Allen tells Proactive the company continues to efficiently progress key activities in China as it works towards becoming a near-term producer of battery-grade manganese sulphate.