

The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) was granted consultative status by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its July 2024 Council session. Consultative status is reserved for non-governmental, international organizations that are judged to be able to provide a significant contribution to the work of the IMO...
New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show a modest overall improvement in the sales of construction aggregates and asphalt in Great Britain for the second quarter of 2024.However, the MPA’s latest quarterly volumes survey, a useful barometer for all construction activity, also shows that growth has not yet...
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA has commended the Senate for its unanimous passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which authorises navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The Senate Committee on Environment and Public...
With what could be one of the wettest winters on record impacting the UK harvest, Associated British Ports (ABP) is gearing up to support Britain by boosting the company’s role in enabling resilient food supply chains.The Humber Ports play a major role in supporting the agricultural sector across the North of England and the...
Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc. to manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting...
Rio Tinto has celebrates the shipment of four billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in Western Australia to China.The shipment was loaded at Dampier Port on 19th July, bound for China Baowu Steel Group, the world’s top steel producer. This milestone comes 51 years after the first shipment of almost 22,000 tonnes of Pilbara...