Monthly Archives: December 2013

China’s SRB is considering buying copper, nickel – sources

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Indonesia’s Cabinet to Discuss Ore Ban Amid Freeport Queries

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Commerzbank – Commodities Daily: Markets still on hold

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Allegheny Technologies to close Wallingford plant

Posted on December 17, 2013 by jvbmetals

http://www.rep-am.com/Business/772096.txt

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London Metal Exchange: HKEx and LME announce formation of LME Clear Board.

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Augusta Closes Red Kite Loan Facility Increase.

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CBA Daily Alert: EIA forecasts US oil output to peak in 2016

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German company buys Burnside alumina refinery

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Nickel surplus grows to 147,600 T in Jan Oct INSG

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Nickel market may be missing the bigger picture

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Singapore Exchange plans steel derivatives launch, to take on China rebar

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Refined zinc market in 2,000 mt deficit in January-October: ILZSG

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China to lower indium export tax to 2% in 2014; ferroalloys unchanged at 20-25%

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Oil trader Vitol applies for London Metal Exchange membership

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China may close more steel mills in 2014 to tackle pollution -industry

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Commodity assets under mgmt fall $8 billion in November -BarCap

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Trafigura agrees off-take deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine

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Goldman Sachs Aluminum Antitrust Suits Shipped to NYC

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JP Morgan to ban staff from instant messaging

Posted on December 17, 2013 by jvbmetals

http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Dec/16/jp-morgan-to-ban-staff-from-instant-messaging.html

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Refined zinc market in 2,000 mt deficit in January-October: ILZSG

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Refined zinc market in 2,000 mt deficit in January-October: ILZSG

Copper Caps Longest Rally in Three Years as Inventories Decline

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Caps Longest Rally in Three Years as Inventories Decline

Smelter’s closure is end of an era in Herculaneum

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VIDEO: Where is the copper surplus?

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What happens when aluminium pots die? | Black China Blog.

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China lead concentrate production up by 33.5% YOY in November 2013

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Deutsche Bank under scrutiny in gold price-fixing probe

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Australia backs Olympic Dam mine expansion – Abbott

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Outage damages Zambia’s largest copper smelter

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Copper Reaches Six-Week High as Premium Signals Limited Supply

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Sierra Gorda molybdenum glut to hamper price rises – analyst

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EC clears Rio Tinto Alcan’s sale of French aluminium plants

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Almatis closes on Louisiana alumina refinery purchase

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US market sources puzzled by producers’ failure to raise steel sheet prices

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China Sets Out Urbanization Plans to Support Economic Growth

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Bad News for U.S. Industry: China is Closing the Quality Gap

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Nickel Due for Winter Bounce – Barrons.com.

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Romania’s Cupru Min copper sale tender fails – econ min

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Commodity traders step up investments as prices decline -Trafigura

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodity traders step up investments as prices decline -Trafigura

China to raise import tax on nickel, cut export tax on indium in 2014

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China to raise import tax on nickel, cut export tax on indium in 2014

COLUMN-Copper concentrates pricing starts to fragment: Andy Home

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Copper concentrates pricing starts to fragment: Andy Home