Monthly Archives: October 2013

BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror October 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror October 2013

Copper demand rising, surplus small – Freeport CEO says

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper demand rising, surplus small – Freeport CEO says

Alcoa Jumps on Speculation Aluminum Will Rise

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa Jumps on Speculation Aluminum Will Rise

Refined copper market shows deficit of 151,000 mt in July: ICSG

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Refined copper market shows deficit of 151,000 mt in July: ICSG

US steel sheet prices rising, questions looming about first quarter

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US steel sheet prices rising, questions looming about first quarter

PanAust to raise copper output from Laos mine, to hit 90,000 mt in 2018

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on PanAust to raise copper output from Laos mine, to hit 90,000 mt in 2018

Japan Copper-Alloy Product Output Climbs for Third Month

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan Copper-Alloy Product Output Climbs for Third Month

JPMorgan Commodities Unit Said to Draw Bid From BTG

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JPMorgan Commodities Unit Said to Draw Bid From BTG

Brazil’s BTG mulls bid for JPMorgan physical commodities business -report

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Brazil’s BTG mulls bid for JPMorgan physical commodities business -report

Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Oct 23

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Oct 23

COLUMN-Reasons to be wary about banks’ commodity trading: John Kemp

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Reasons to be wary about banks’ commodity trading: John Kemp

Zambia suspends 10 pct duty on unprocessed metal exports

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zambia suspends 10 pct duty on unprocessed metal exports

Outokumpu asks EU to let it keep Italian steel plant – sources

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Outokumpu asks EU to let it keep Italian steel plant – sources

Metal bulls pin hopes on zinc

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Metal bulls pin hopes on zinc

Mexico’s carbon credits scheme could hit steel jobs, industry sources warn

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Mexico’s carbon credits scheme could hit steel jobs, industry sources warn

Kobe Steel to set up aluminium company in China

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Kobe Steel to set up aluminium company in China

Boliden Q3: Stable production and cost control

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Boliden Q3: Stable production and cost control

Turkey’s scrap imports down 16 percent in August from July.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Turkey’s scrap imports down 16 percent in August from July

Freeport Indonesia Agrees Wage Increase Deal to Avert Strike

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport Indonesia Agrees Wage Increase Deal to Avert Strike

Govt Increases Offer for Inalum Stake in Effort to Avoid Arbitrage

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Govt Increases Offer for Inalum Stake in Effort to Avoid Arbitrage

Nickel Reaches 8-Week High as Export-Ban Prospect Spurs Buying

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nickel Reaches 8-Week High as Export-Ban Prospect Spurs Buying

Chinese traders using LME stock for copper financing trade -traders

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese traders using LME stock for copper financing trade -traders

Russian Copper Company gets $1 bln in Sberbank credit lines

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russian Copper Company gets $1 bln credit lines for Tominsky

Gecamines Didn’t Tell Government of KCC Gertler Deal

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Gecamines Didn’t Tell Government of KCC Gertler Deal

Chinese Smelters Hammering Out Copper Treatment Fees – WSJ.com.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese Smelters Hammering Out Copper Treatment Fees – WSJ.com

U.S. Steel new CEO expected to slash more costs

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on U.S. Steel new CEO expected to slash more costs

Chinese iron ore falls 2 pct as miners ramp up output

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese iron ore falls 2 pct as miners ramp up output

Gold and the debt ceiling: Running out of catalysts.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Gold and the debt ceiling: Running out of catalysts

SMM Base Metals Weekly Price Review and Forecast (Oct. 21-25, 2013).

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SMM Base Metals Weekly Price Review and Forecast (Oct. 21-25, 2013)

September 2013 crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to worldsteel.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on September 2013 crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to worldsteel

Commodities traders face increased competition

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodities traders face increased competition

Operations – Metal Operations – Luxembourg

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Jobs: Operations – Metal Operations – Luxembourg

Junior Non-Ferrous Trader (Raw Materials), Netherlands

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Jobs: Junior Non-Ferrous Trader (Raw Materials), Netherlands

US East Coast Copper and Stainless Steel Scrap prices see marginal rise on Index

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US East Coast Copper and Stainless Steel Scrap prices see marginal rise on Index

Chinese Copper and Brass scrap prices see minor decline

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese Copper and Brass scrap prices see minor decline

Latin American finished steel consumption and production remain relatively stable.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Latin American finished steel consumption and production remain relatively stable

Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Oct 22

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Oct 22

New capacity boosts China copper output to record in Sept

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on New capacity boosts China copper output to record in Sept

LME chief defends warehouse policy as Alcoa writes to regulators (Video)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME chief defends warehouse policy as Alcoa writes to regulators (Video)

Is copper really in surplus?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Is copper really in surplus?