Monthly Archives: April 2014

Novelis to fight for scrap, step up investments

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Apocalypse Now? China ‘bears’ hope for their ‘told you so’ moment

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JAPAN ALUMINUM: Spot trade thin amid delay in LME warehouse process reform

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Gold could see further downside as physical buying lacking: UBS

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Blythe Masters Ends 27-Year Run at JPMorgan

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Chile copper mines weather quake; some ports shut

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Zambia says to raise electricity prices for mines by 28.8 pct

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JPMorgan commodity head Masters exiting

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Rusal sees covenants test in May, still in talks over debt

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Rusal, the LME…and the Aluminium Market | Lord Copper

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Huge Rusal loss creates bauxite jitters in Jamaica

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Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Dipped in April But Stays Strong

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Salzgitter hires ex-Stemcor trader Lewitsch

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CBA Commodities – Daily Alert: Manufacturing PMIs remain expansionary

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Northern Iron expanding iron ore trials in Europe, looks to China

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US container prices to Taiwan reach $350/mt CFR

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Aluminum Makers Expect Brazil to Ration Power Within Year

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Minsur Bet Vindicated on Smartphone Tin Demand

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China has no plan to lift ban on foreign exchanges setting up warehouses.

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Chile mines dodge quake harm, but Collahuasi workers evacuated

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COLUMN-No winners from LME’s legal setback: Andy Home

Posted on April 1, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-No winners from LME’s legal setback: Andy Home

Judicial review suspends LME implementation of warehouse queue rule.

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Aleris Completes Acquisition Of Nichols Aluminum

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Alcoa to expand mill in Brazil

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Traders say they are not too big to fail, clearing houses may be

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Mercuria in talks with regulators as JPMorgan deal changes model

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Natixis metals review for 2014H1.

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Chile needs to get used to more volatile copper prices, says Codelco’s Keller

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Codelco may bring forward contract negotiations

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 Novelis Reacts to Verdict in Rusal Lawsuit Against LME

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Japan’s Sumitomo Metal to boost copper output amid solid demand

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Alcoa to curtail Brazil aluminium output as prices drop

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Codelco lobbying Chilean government for copper project funding

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KGHM expects copper price 3% down on 2013

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Venalum says sales up 136% to 8,744 mt for February

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Global copper surplus will keep downward pressure on prices in 2014: BREE

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Chinese pig iron prices fall 1.6%, but rebound expected with offers seen higher

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Iron Ore Trims Quarterly Loss as China Seen Countering Slowdown

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Commodity Gains Defy Citigroup With Quarter’s Top Return

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Mack The Knife Strikes At BHP Billiton

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