Commodities
First Mill E3 set to revolutionize the milling industry
(Posted on 29/09/21)Bühler is announcing a transformative moment in the history of flour milling with the opening of one of the most high-tech mills on the market. Mill owner Whitworth Bros. Ltd., the UK’s largest miller, is reaping the benefits of the Mill E3’s technological and digital capabilities.At the heart of the Mill E3 lie...
First Mill E3 set to revolutionize the milling industry
(Posted on 29/09/21)Bühler is announcing a transformative moment in the history of flour milling with the opening of one of the most high-tech mills on the market. Mill owner Whitworth Bros. Ltd., the UK’s largest miller, is reaping the benefits of the Mill E3’s technological and digital capabilities.At the heart of the Mill E3 lie...
Rio Tinto triples Weipa bauxite mine solar capacity
(Posted on 21/09/21)Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations.Under the plans, EDL has been contracted to build, own and operate a 4MW solar plant...
Trafigura raises USD400 million US Dollar Bond
(Posted on 21/09/21)Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, has announced the successful raising of USD400 million through a US Dollar Perpetual Subordinated Bond (“the Bond”). The Bond issuance drew very strong and wide support from institutional investors and private banks in...
Rio Tinto teams with Caterpillar for zero-emissions autonomous trucks
(Posted on 16/09/21)Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Caterpillar’s development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tinto’s Western Australian mining operations.The collaboration will see Rio Tinto work with Caterpillar to advance the development of the manufacturer&...
German government commits to fund ArcelorMittal Hydrogen DRI plant
(Posted on 13/09/21)During a visit to ArcelorMittal Germany’s steel plant in Hamburg, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze pledged the Federal Government’s support for the construction of Germany’s first industrial scale hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plant.This demonstrator plant, which will use hydrogen exclusively...