and China, Reuters reported, citing Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica. Steel output at the company's European operations during the quarter slipped to 2.46 million tonnes from 2.60 million tonnes due to shutdowns and annual maintenance programs.Ĭhile sets sights on new copper markets, expansion of lithium industryĬhile plans to enter new copper markets and expand its lithium industry to shield its economy from an ongoing trade war between the U.S. Tata Steel Ltd.'s Indian operations produced about 3.27 million tonnes of steel in the second quarter of its fiscal 2019, slightly up from 3.20 million tonnes produced in the year-ago period, driven by better plant availability. Tata Steel boosts fiscal Q2'19 output at Indian ops output at European ops decline ' If an opportunity for us to sell to another company would arise, and that would be good for our shareholders, you would see us trying to get the best deal we can get as opposed to being a company where management is trying to protect itself,' Adkerson said. is considering its options, which include strategic partnerships, asset acquisitions or even a merger, after the miner agreed to transfer majority control of its Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia, Bloomberg News reported, citing CEO Richard Adkerson. After Grasberg deal, Freeport CEO says it is open to mergers, salesįreeport-McMoRan Inc.

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