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HYDROGEN: Copper catalyst splits water at neutral pH
- Date: 28-01-19
- Category: HYDROGEN
- Source: Chemistry World
Metal porphyrin complex takes significant step towards cheap water oxidation catalysts. A copper complex inspired by nature can efficiently split water at neutral pH, potentially opening the door to more commercially viable hydrogen fuel production.
View full storyPGM SUPPLY: West Kytlim mining contract agreed for 2019 season
- Date: 28-01-19
- Category: PGM SUPPLY
- Source: Research Channel
London-listed precious metals producer Eurasia Mining on Monday announced that it had hired Uralmetmash, formerly Techstroy, for the 2019 mining season at the West Kytlim platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium and gold mine, in Russia.
View full storyFUEL PRICES: Gasoline prices fall as Europe's drivers ditch diesel
- Date: 28-01-19
- Category: FUEL PRICES
- Source: Europe Auto News
“Directionally, gasoline demand will increase as diesel goes even more out of favor,” said Steve Sawyer, a London-based analyst at industry consultant Facts Global Energy. Price pressure on gasoline will persist because the region’s supply exceeds demand by about 1 million barrels a day, he said.
View full storyPGM PRODUCERS: North American Palladium Releases 2018 Production Results, Reports Continued Operational and Safety Improvements and Provides 2019 Guidance
- Date: 28-01-19
- Category: PGM PRODUCERS
- Source: North American Palladium
TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Palladium Ltd. (“NAP” or the “Company”) (TSX:PDL) (OTC PINK:PALDF) today announced production results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 and provided production guidance for 2019.
View full storySOUTH AFRICA: Appeal against Sibanye’s Lonmin takeover set down for April
- Date: 25-01-19
- Category: SOUTH AFRICA
- Source: Business Live
The appeal brought by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) against the Competition Tribunal’s conditional approval of Sibanye-Stillwater’s takeover of Lonmin has been set down for April 2.
View full storyBATTERIES: Germany backs r&d center for EV battery technology to rival Asia producers
- Date: 25-01-19
- Category: BATTERIES
- Source: Auto News China
BERLIN -- The German government will fund a research center to offer companies in Germany know-how to develop battery cells for electric vehicles, seeking to compete with Asian producers which dominate the industry.
View full storyPGM PROJECTS: Group Ten announces results from the Wild West & Boulder target areas
- Date: 25-01-19
- Category: PGM PROJECTS
- Source: Globe News Wire
Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V: PGE; US OTC: PGEZF; FSE: 5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) announces results from the Wild West and Boulder target areas covering the far-western end of the Stillwater West Project in Montana, USA. This is the first in a series of planned news releases to report results of 2018 exploration programs and on-going compilation and modeling work at the Company’s flagship PGE-Ni-Cu project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in the Stillwater Igneous
View full storyMACROECONOMICS: ECB Keeps Policy Unchanged to Battle Economic Slowdown
- Date: 24-01-19
- Category: MACROECONOMICS
- Source: Bloomberg
The European Central Bank pledged to keep interest rates at record lows at least through the summer after policy makers met amid rising concern about the region’s growth outlook.
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