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    Brazilian flat steel producer Usiminas has restarted its No1 blast furnace (BF) in Ipatinga city, in the country’s southeastern Minas Gerais state, it said on Wednesday August 26.

    Following recent concerns on the use of water for its lithium extraction operations, the Chilean lithium producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) is working on a new environmental compliance plan with major stakeholders in the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama desert, including indigenous communities.

    China imported 417,263 tonnes of alumina in July, up 109% year on year from 200,000 tonnes in July 2019, according to Chinese customs data released on Tuesday August 25.

    Alvance Aluminium has achieved ASI ‘Performance Standard’ certification for its smelting and casting operations in Dunkerque, France, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Wednesday August 26.

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