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Vale, a global leading miner headquartered in Brazil, produced 360,100 tonnes of copper in metal for 2020, or down 5.5% on year, mainly due to the interruption of the COVID-19 on its operations, though some sites performed better than the others on average, according to the company’s latest Q4 report released on February 3.
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Note:
South32’s
financial year runs from July to June.
Unless otherwise
noted: percentage variance relates to performance during the half year ended
December 2020 compared with the half year ended December 2019 (YoY) or the
December 2020 quarter compared with the September 2020 quarter (QoQ);
production and sales volumes are reported on an attributable basis.
Source: South32,
released
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BHP, a leading copper producer in the world, produced 841,000 tonnes of copper in pure metal over July-December, down 5% on year because of the adverse impact of the COVID-19, and the company has refined the production guidance for its FY21 (July 2020-June 2021) to 1.51-1.645 million tonnes from the original 1.48-1.645 million tonnes, according to the latest quarterly report on January 20.
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BHP’s Production by Product over October-December 2020
(i) Iron ore comprises WAIO and Samarco (previous FY21 guidance did not include production for Samarco).
Source: BHP, released on January 20
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Rio Tinto’s mined copper output for 2020 declined 9% on year to 527,900 tonnes, which was mainly due to degrading in the deposits and the operation interruption by the COVID-19, the company shared in its latest production report released on January 19.
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Vale will increase its own copper production to 500,000 tonnes in 2025 and its nickel production to 220,000 tonnes around 2024-2025, with the former mainly to respond to the higher demand from the construction projects, according to its sharing on “Vale Day 2020” on December 2.
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The Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (Chalco), China’s leading alumina and aluminum producer, saw its net profit slumped 44.3% over January-September to Yuan 451.8 million ($67 million), mainly due to the declining in both prices and volumes of its core products - alumina and aluminum, according to its Q3 quarterly report released on October 28.
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BHP, a top copper producer worldwide, produced 413,000 tonnes of copper (metal contained) over July-September, down 4% on year but stable on quarter, according to the company’s quarterly report published on October 20. The Australian miner is maintaining its production guidance for its fiscal year 2021 (July 2020-June 2021) despite the impact of COVID-19.
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Note:
South32’s financial year
runs from July to June.
Unless otherwise noted:
percentage variance relates to performance during the September 2020 quarter
compared with the June 2020 quarter (QoQ); production and sales volumes are
reported on an attributable basis.
Source: South32, released
on October 19
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Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (Chihong), China’s largest zinc and lead producer headquartered in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, saw its output of refined metal products, mainly zinc and lead ingots, surge by 14.5% on year to 269,500 tonnes in the first half of this year, Mysteel Global learned on September 4. The smelter says its operations were largely unaffected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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China’s major copper producers witnessed negative net-profit growth during this year’s January-June half, mainly due to the significant drop in copper prices over the period – despite the recovery from late March – and to the lingering low levels of treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs), Mysteel Global noted.
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Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd (MCC), China’s top metallurgical engineering and construction company, posted a 13.8% on-year gain in net profit and a 13.6% on-year rise in business revenue in the first half of 2020, according to its interim report released on August 29, which mainly benefited from Chinese steel mills’ relocation and upgrading, the country’s lift in infrastructure investment, especially after the virus outbreak, and property projects.
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The Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (Chalco), China’s leading aluminum producer with the most comprehensive product chain, posted a nearly 95% on year decline in net profit in the first half of 2020 to Yuan 35 million ($5.1 million), mainly because of price slumps in both alumina and aluminum, two of its core products, according to its interim report released on August 28.
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Huludao Zinc Industry Co (Huludao Zinc), China’s leading zinc and lead producer in Huludao city, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, saw its non-ferrous metal production mainly being zinc and lead grew 3.1% on year to 158,000 tonnes in the first half of this year, according to the company’s interim report on August 26.
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The Mines Ministry has invited comments from the public on a series of structural reforms it proposes under Atmanirbhar Bharat to enhance private investments and generates employment in the mineral sector.
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Tsingshan Holding Group (Tsingshan), China’s largest stainless producer headquartered in East China’s Zhejiang province, is raising its list prices of 300-series hot-rolled and cold-rolled stainless coils by Yuan 1,500/tonne ($217/t) for sales in September to reflect the growth in its raw material costs, according to Mysteel survey.
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China Baowu Steel Group (Baowu), the country’s largest steelmaker by installed capacity, saw its first primary aluminum ingot emerge from its own aluminum production line on July 30, marking the steel giant’s first foray into aluminium smelting and making further progress in the group’s production of metals suitable for use in auto manufacturing.
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Note:
South32’s
financial year runs from July to June.
Unless otherwise
noted, percentage variance relates to performance during the financial year
ended June 2020 compared with the financial year ended June 2019 (YoY) or the
June 2020 quarter compared with the March 2020 quarter (QoQ); production and
sales volumes are reported on an attributable basis.
Source: South32,
released on
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Production summary*
*Rio Tinto share unless otherwise stated
Source: Rio Tinto, released on July 17
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Production Summary
(1) Volumes are reported as wet metric tonnes. Product is shipped with 8-9% moisture.
(2) Reflects export production from South Africa and attributable export production (33.3%) from Colombia.
(3) Reflects nickel production from the Nickel business unit only (excludes nickel production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit). Contained metal basis.
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