Commodities
Coal and the SDGs
(Posted on 31/05/18)The World Coal Association (WCA) is holding a series of roundtables throughout 2018 to explore coal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs).This series of roundtables will bring together participants with different perspectives, covering a number of geographic regions and addressing the entire lifecycle of coal, from...
Rio Tinto granted accreditation for AutoHaul
(Posted on 24/05/18)Rio Tinto has been granted accreditation by Australia’s Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator approving the autonomous operation of trains at the group’s iron ore business in Western Australia.The AutoHaul project continues to progress and is on schedule to be completed by the end of 2018. Rio Tinto will take...
Peabody’s Glenn Kellow announced as new Chairman of WCA
(Posted on 24/05/18)The World Coal Association (WCA) has announced the appointment of Glenn Kellow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peabody, as Chairman. The WCA Board confirmed the appointment at its Annual General Meeting in Washington DC today. The WCA is the only body acting on behalf of the global coal industry.Glenn Kellow has over...
IAT appoints Gervais Jacques as Chair
(Posted on 24/05/18)Gervais Jacques, Managing Director - Atlantic, at Rio Tinto Aluminium, has been appointed Chair of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), at the 93rd meeting of its Board of Directors in Hong Kong.Jacques has over 25 years’ experience across all facets of Rio Tinto's aluminium operations. Prior to his current role, Jacques...
AFIA welcome new leadership
(Posted on 24/05/18)The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors met 15-16 May for its annual spring meeting in the nation’s capital, where they elected a new chair and several Board and Executive Committee members, discussed priority issues impacting the animal food industry with their legislators and conducted other official...
Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world's first carbon-free aluminium smelting process
(Posted on 14/05/18)Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation has announced a revolutionary process to make aluminium that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process.Executives of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Apple were joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier of Québec Philippe...
