Metal Smelting
The industrial process of extracting refined metal from ore or concentrate using heat and chemical reduction, the processing step between mining and finished metal products.
Covered in 9 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 17, 2026.
Coverage
Ramaphosa Opens Vedanta's ₹5,757 Crore Gamsberg Expansion, Doubling Zinc Ore Capacity
More concentrate becomes available, and a new smelter is under consideration.
Vedanta's $1.5 Billion Gamsberg Zinc Smelter Hinges on a South African Power Deal
A large new zinc smelter is planned but undecided.
China Is Exporting Zinc Again as a Squeeze on the London Metal Exchange Drags On
Western smelters face pressure as Chinese exports ease prices.
Westwin Elements Plans a $502 Million Class 1 Nickel Refinery in Mississippi
A new commercial-scale nickel refinery is planned in the US.
Asian Gold Producers Move to Keep More of Their Gold at Home
Major international refiners may find it harder to source gold.
Hindustan Zinc Posts Record Q2 Output as Its Silver Production Jumps 20%
Debottlenecking and a new roaster lifted refined zinc and lead output to records.
MBK and Young Poong Demand Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Quit, Weeks After Losing a Board Vote
The dispute is about ownership and governance rather than smelting capacity.
Red Sea Shipping Disruption Threatens Aluminium, Copper and Nickel Supply Chains
Gulf aluminium smelters have lost production capacity to power-plant damage, while copper and nickel refiners elsewhere face sharply higher input costs for Middle East-sourced sulphur and sulphuric acid.
Copper's Record Rally Is Squeezing Smelters as Treatment Charges Turn Sharply Negative, Industry Body Says
Negative treatment and refining charges mean smelters are now effectively paying to process concentrate rather than earning a fee for it, directly compressing margins on the processing step of the copper supply chain.
