{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Sharemaestro Newsreel: Spain Other Industrial Metals & Mining news", "home_page_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/es/basic-materials/other-industrial-metals-mining/", "feed_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/es/basic-materials/other-industrial-metals-mining/feed.json", "description": "Latest Other Industrial Metals & Mining company headlines from Spain, newest first, with source links and direct routes to company research and sentiment.", "language": "en", "items": [{"id": "source:498137a0619b41f94ede36ce613237967bb8108a3df5ec9f9c63516d749613b3", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/vale-abb-sign-deal-expand-131538870.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/vale-abb-sign-deal-expand-131538870.html", "title": "Vale, ABB sign deal to expand automation at Brazil iron ore plants", "content_text": "Vale and ABB have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at developing automation, digitalisation and integrated IT/OT technology solutions for iron ore processing operations in Brazil. The agreement follows their work together at Vale's Concei\u00e7\u00e3o II Model Plant in Itabira, Minas Gerais, which is the company's first high-tech and AI-enabled iron ore facility. The companies intend to replicate the technology systems implemented at the Itabira site across multiple Vale iron ore plants in Brazil. These solutions are designed to improve safety, enhance productivity and support sustainability i", "date_published": "2026-08-13T13:15:38+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Deals and strategy", "XVALO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Spain", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "XVALO", "name": "Vale S.A.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/8a89353c-dcd5-48a2-8eea-cae146f19170/"}]}}, {"id": "source:6d1f11cdeef424e2e72c4ef7b0f7ad2cd643f20c4702fa4eff305fea59e72801", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/vale-metals-proceed-coarse-particle-235600807.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/vale-metals-proceed-coarse-particle-235600807.html", "title": "Vale Base Metals to Proceed with Coarse Particle Flotation at Salobo Increasing and Accelerating Projected Copper Production", "content_text": "Coarse Particle Flotation (CPF) expected to add up to ~30,000 tonnes of annual copper production and 6 million tonnes of annual ore processing capacity at Salobo Project start-up accelerated to first half of 2028; Construction license received CPF capex estimate optimized; Wheaton Precious Metals providing $40 million of the capital spend (All figures in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.) TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale Base Metals (\"VBM\", or the \"Company\"), a leading global supplier of critical minerals, today announced it is proceeding with the Coarse Particle Flotation (CPF)", "date_published": "2026-08-12T23:56:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "XVALO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Spain", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "XVALO", "name": "Vale S.A.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/8a89353c-dcd5-48a2-8eea-cae146f19170/"}]}}, {"id": "source:b3ae4edffa73c77f9b8422eb4f1689563463ebde805ddd4aacf1f4d61eb4d360", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/sigma-lithium-ceo-keynotes-p-200000438.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/sigma-lithium-ceo-keynotes-p-200000438.html", "title": "Sigma Lithium CEO Keynotes S&P Global Energy Critical Minerals Forum; Joins Sustainable Industry Roundtable at World Climate Summit", "content_text": "HIGHLIGHTS Sigma Lithium's CEO, Ana Cabral, and Vale CEO, Gustavo Pimenta, presented at the S&P Global Energy Rio Market Briefing in a keynote conversation about critical minerals global supply chains. Highlighted their industrial-mineral operations as examples of capturing high margins within the critical minerals supply chain. Driving investments, jobs, economic development and social prosperity. Sigma Lithium's participation is a testament to the Company's leadership in the responsible production of traceable critical minerals and their industrialization for energy security. During Sao Paulo Climate Week, the Sigma Lithium senior delegation was featured in several events, showcasing the Company's innovative clean technology. Sigma Lithium's CEO joined industry leaders at the World Climate Foundation Summit's industrial roundtable discussing the advancement and de-risking of investments in industrial critical minerals in Brazil. Participation in Sao Paulo Climate Week reinforced the Company's position at the forefront of the discussion regarding sustainable global supply chains for battery materials and their role as an engine of social economic inclusion in Brazil. Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2026) - Sigma Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ: SGML) (TSXV: SGML) (BVMF: S2GM34) (\"Sigma Lithium\" or the \"Company\"), the largest producer of lithium oxide concentrate in the Americas\u00b9 and dedicated to industrializing sustainable lithium materials to supply global producers of batteries for energy security in a responsible manner, announces the participation of a delegation of its senior executives in two global forums discussing energy security and critical minerals in Brazil: the S&P Global Energy Rio Market Briefing and S\u00e3o Paulo Climate Week, including the World Climate Foundation Summit. THE S&P GLOBAL ENERGY RIO MARKET BRIEFING At the S&P Global Rio Market Briefing, Sigma Lithium's CEO, Ana Cabral joined Gustavo Pimenta, President and CEO of Vale, in a conversation about \"Reshaping Critical Minerals Supply Chains: Diversification, Risk and Value Creation,\" moderated by Carlos Pascual, S&P Global's Head of Geopolitics and International Affairs. They discussed the evolution of global critical minerals supply chains and where value and competitive advantage can be captured by Brazil. During the discussion, Ana noted that, while lithium was once perceived as a scarce resource, demand growth incentivized development, demonstrating that lithium minerals are widely available across multiple geographies. She emphasized that the greater strategic and economic opportunity for mineral-producing countries, such as Brazil, lies in capturing the high margins available through the industrialization of oxides, which Sigma Lithium successfully executes. Story Continues Ana Cabral said: \"For Brazil, industrialization means adding a substantial amount of value domestically, creating investment, jobs and economic development, while consolidating the country's position in global critical minerals supply chains.\" WORLD CLIMATE SUMMIT - SAO PAULO CLIMATE WEEK Sigma Lithium brought to the inaugural Sao Paulo Climate Week a delegation of senior representatives. The Company's senior delegation was featured in several events at Climate Week, showcasing the Company's innovative clean technology. Ana Cabral, Sigma Lithium's CEO, participated in the World Climate Summit held during S\u00e3o Paulo Climate Week, presenting at the closed roundtable \"Future of Mining Coalition Roundtable\", held under \"Chatham House Rules\". The World Climate Foundation, which runs the Investment track during COPs, brought to their summit in Brazil key industry and investment leaders to discuss the country's growing role in the global critical minerals sector. The roundtable examined the conditions needed to de-risk the country's significant resource potential into investable opportunities, scaling up the sustainable industrialization of critical materials locally and secu", "date_published": "2026-08-11T20:00:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "XVALO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Spain", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "XVALO", "name": "Vale S.A.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/8a89353c-dcd5-48a2-8eea-cae146f19170/"}]}}, {"id": "source:ed7b423a2323643c2d166badf496e9b7afdef4e60e27261b7055ea17bab4b668", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/street-calls-week-103502997.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/street-calls-week-103502997.html", "title": "Street Calls of the Week", "content_text": "Investing.com -- Here is your Pro Recap of the top takeaways from Wall Street analysts for the past week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! Fair Isaac Corp. What's the full story? Wolfe Research downgrades Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) to Peer Perform with a $1,100\u2013$1,350 fair value range. The core engine is fracturing: lenders actively game FICO Classic against VantageScore 4.0 to give borrowers lower rates. Over 20% of the mortgage market faces this score arbitrage. Until regulators approve FICO 10T, FICO bleeds market share to a rival score designed to look prettier on paper. Lenders pull dual scores today, but the logical endgame is waterfalling: check VantageScore first, cherry-pick the favorable rate, and bypass FICO entirely. Near-term FY26 earnings may beat guidance if volumes hold, but market mechanics do not care. When a default monopoly erodes via regulatory inertia and score shopping, quarterly upside is just window dressing. At 19\u201323x CY27 EPS versus peers at 11x, FICO trades on borrowed time. Best Buy What's the full story? Jefferies downgrades Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) to Hold because the market already prices in a pristine second quarter while ignoring the structural icebergs ahead. Consumer purchase intent tumbled over 3% in July, setting up a brutal collision with a tough third-quarter comparison. Meanwhile, recent C-suite departures mean the new leadership team will almost certainly issue an underwhelming, defensive forecast. The macro headwinds are compounding fast. Memory chip shortages threaten to drive laptop prices up by as much as 14%, cratering PC demand just as Windows 10 upgrade tailwinds expire. Temporary catalysts like tax refunds and exclusive TV distribution deals are fading, while surging ad spending signals that top-line momentum requires increasingly expensive life support. Even video game tailwinds cannot offset a structurally weakening core business. At a compressed discount relative to the S&P 500, Best Buy trades at stretched multiples that demand over 8% earnings growth. The firm models closer to 5%. The upside optionality is gone. Vale What's the full story? BofA downgrades Vale SA ADR (NYSE:VALE) from Buy to Neutral as the top-down iron ore story unravels. Global iron ore prices are collapsing even as shipping freight costs remain painfully elevated, squeezing margins from both ends. Meanwhile, Vale's once-appealing free cash flow yield premium over global mining peers has virtually evaporated, removing the primary margin of safety for equity holders. Story Continues The analyst models 2027 production costs significantly above Wall Street consensus, clearing the runway for a wave of sell-side earnings downgrades. To reflect this harsher operational reality, BofA slashes its price objective by 11% to $16 per share. Long-term value still exists in Vale's operational flexibility, copper expansion, and balance-sheet de-risking. However, macro headwinds and sticky inflation mean near-term quarterly numbers are bound to disappoint. At current valuation levels, the risk-reward profile is balanced, and the easy money has already been made. Select Water Solutions Inc. What's the full story? Select Energy Services Inc (NYSE:WTTR) delivers another blowout quarter, crushing third-quarter consolidated EBITDA estimates by mid-teens percentages on record Chemical Technologies revenue. Management's forward guidance similarly blows past consensus. While seasonal winter slowdowns will temporarily cool the fourth-quarter run-rate, the broader fundamental trajectory heading into 2027 remains undeniably strong. The team has long maintained a bullish stance on the equity, but a massive rally in the share price has largely closed the valuation gap. Select now trades near fair value, meaning further multiple expansion depends on a multi-year sequence of contract wins and seamless operational execution rather than simple deep-value reprici", "date_published": "2026-08-09T10:35:02+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "XVALO"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Spain", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "XVALO", "name": "Vale S.A.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/8a89353c-dcd5-48a2-8eea-cae146f19170/"}]}}]}