Commodities
BHP completes OZ Minerals acquisition
(Posted on 02/05/23)BHP has announced the completion of the OZ Minerals acquisition and implementation of the scheme of arrangement for BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Group Limited, to acquire 100% of the shares in OZ Minerals Limited (OZL) (the Scheme). BHP Group Limited is now the ultimate parent company of...
ADM Milling project maps carbon emissions in wheat supply chain
(Posted on 02/05/23)ADM, global leader in nutrition, and one of the leading flour millers in the UK, has for the first time calculated the emissions from the production of wheat in its UK supply chain.The pilot – undertaken by ADM Milling – is also one of the first led by a major food manufacturing company in the UK to calculate the emissions...
US Soy growers ask House Ag Committee to help protect crop insurance
(Posted on 28/04/23)Speaking on behalf of the American Soybean Association and his fellow soy growers, ASA President Daryl Cates, Columbia, Illinois, addressed the need for mitigating farmers’ risks both in the field and beyond. Cates was invited to testify before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities...
Rio Tinto acquires high-grade scandium project in Australia
(Posted on 28/04/23)Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina Scandium Project, a high-grade scandium resource in New South Wales, from Platina Resources Limited (ASX: PGM) for $14 million.The project, near Condobolin in central New South Wales, comprises a long life, high-grade scalable resource that could produce up to...
FEFAC call on EU to safeguard Single Market and reliability as trade partner
(Posted on 24/04/23)FEFAC, representing the EU compound feed and premix manufacturers, has urged the EU Council Presidency and the European Commission to seek rapid and effective solutions to tackle the recent unilateral decisions adopted in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria which impose import restrictions on Ukrainian grain and oilseeds, as...
Aluminium use expected to grow until end of decade
(Posted on 18/04/23)A new survey of automakers and Tier 1 suppliers conducted by Ducker Carlisle concludes that as electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminium demand will grow through the end of the decade. The report, “2023 North American Light Vehicle Aluminium Content and Outlook,” released today by the Aluminium Association...