REE as a by-product of bauxite mining
REE as a by-product of bauxite mining Rare earths (REE) in Al and Fe (oxy) hydroxides in bauxites of Provence and Languedoc (southern France): Effects on the possible recovery of rare earths as by-products of bauxite mining Summary: Bauxite in southern France ( Provence and Languedoc) have been used since the beginning of the last century. Although most of the deposits are now sub-economic or mined, [...]
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The new Deep Learning chip from Cerebras Systems is as big as your keyboard and the greatest ever.
New giant chip from Cerebras Systems The new deep learning chip from Cerebras Systems is as big as your keyboard and the biggest ever. No, you won't see that on your PC. But it's a striking example of what CPU designers think of as they create deep learning chips to speed up server workloads. If they […]
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Lynas Malaysia receives the Occupational Health and Safety Award of the Gold class
Lynas Malaysia’s continued commitment to the highest standards of occupational safety and health has been recognized with a gold award by the Malaysian Society for Safety and Health at Work (MSOSH). After a strict examination procedure, Lynas was awarded the "MSOSH OSH GOLD CLASS 2 AWARD WINNER FOR 2018" in the Manufacturing category [...]
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Lynas - Malaysian government renews operating license
Lynas Malaysia Operating License Extension Confirmed Cracking & Leaching Relocated to Western Australia WLP Residue PDF Location Approval Required Within 6 Months Regulatory Long-Term Solution for NUF Residues Confirms Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX: LYC, OTC: LYSDY ) is pleased to confirm that the Malaysian government has announced that the operating license of [...]
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AMS is leading a takeover war against Osram
Osram (OSRn.DE) announced on Monday that it would be considering a takeover by the Austrian sensor manufacturer AMS (AMS.S), which would make a competing offer from Bain and Carlyle (CG.O) with a cash offer of 4,3 billion euros for the German lighting company. With the acquisition of Osram, a leading company in automotive lighting technology, whose share price was due to profit warnings, doubts [...]
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Yen and gold rise from commercial war fear; Argentine peso drops
Investors stormed gold, safe-haven yen and bonds on Monday as they worried about an ongoing US-China trade war and global growth. Argentina's peso fell 15% after voters left a memorandum to the president. The yen rose against the dollar to its highest level in more than a year and a half, [...]
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Barrick does not push for the sale of Tongon, Massawa, but is open to negotiations
Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO) (GOLD.N) does not actively want to sell its Tongon mine in Ivory Coast and the Massawa project in Senegal, but is considering several options for both, Chief Executive Mark Bristow told Reuters Monday. “We don't have a sales sign,” Bristow said in an interview in Toronto. "We spend a lot of exploration money to prolong Tongon's life." The [...]
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Rare earth production in Canada
Rare earth production in Canada will start in 2020 Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 elements that are referred to as lanthanide series in the periodic table of elements. Although scandium and yttrium are not real REEs, they are also included in this categorization, as they have similar properties to the lanthanoids and [...]
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China's US trade is collapsing again, but exports are rising due to higher demand from Asian neighbors
China's unexpected surge in exports in July was due to trading with Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea to offset the decline in sales to the US. According to analysts, trade between the US and China is expected to continue to decline, with a devaluation of the yuan likely not to offset higher tariffs The first year of the tariff war between […]
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Varta - Semi-Annual Report 2019. Forecast for 2019 has been raised again.
VARTA AG accelerates the high sales and earnings growth in the first half of 2019 - forecast for 2019 is raised again August 6, 2019 Group sales grow very dynamically in the first half of the year by 15,8% to EUR 151,5 million.Adjusted EBITDA continues to rise significantly more than proportionally 54,6% to EUR 37,2 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin improves very significantly by 6,2 [...]
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