Monthly Archives: January 2015

Metals poll shows even the losers can be winners: Andy Home

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Metals poll shows even the losers can be winners: Andy Home #metals #LME

Rusal expects favourable aluminium prices

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rusal expects favourable aluminium prices #metals

Norilsk Nickel faces Arctic prices challenge

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Norilsk Nickel faces Arctic prices challenge #metals

Venezuela’s December CVG Venalum aluminum production down 19% year on year

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Venezuela’s December CVG Venalum aluminum production down 19% year on year #metals

Russian Rusal’s 2014 aluminum output slips to record low

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russian Rusal’s 2014 aluminum output slips to record low #metals

China alumina prices soften further on weak market sentiment

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China alumina prices soften further on weak market sentiment #metals

Baltic Dry Index at 29 year low

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Baltic Dry Index at 29 year low #bulk #freight

Yukon Zinc owes $3M in security payments for Wolverine Mine

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Yukon Zinc owes $3M in security payments for Wolverine Mine #metals

SRB’s copper buy at least 200,000 T in 2015: sources

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SRB’s copper buy at least 200,000 T in 2015: sources #metals

Chile cuts 2015 copper price forecast to $2.85/lb, sees rebound from 2018

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chile cuts 2015 copper price forecast to $2.85/lb, sees rebound from 2018 #metals

Welcome to Dudinka in Siberia: the city covered in ice

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Welcome to Dudinka in Siberia: the city covered in ice #metals #Norilsk

Alba sells off scrap metal facility

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alba sells off scrap metal facility #metals

SMM Copper Market Daily Review (2015-1-28).

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SMM Copper Market Daily Review (2015-1-28)

Zinc Prices to Outshine Other Metals in Q1 2015.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zinc Prices to Outshine Other Metals in Q1 2015 #metals

China Copper Conc. Imports Up 17.75% in 2014 on Higher TCs, Rising Blister Production

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Copper Conc. Imports Up 17.75% in 2014 on Higher TCs, Rising Blister Production

Spot Copper Trades at RMB 0 50 mt Premiums in Shanghai

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Spot Copper Trades at RMB 0 50 mt Premiums in Shanghai #metals

Indonesia’s export of processed-mineral to rise

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesia’s export of processed-mineral to rise #metals

Fortescue Metals Group Waving, Not Drowning — Barron’s Asia

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Fortescue Metals Group Waving, Not Drowning — Barron’s Asia #metals #ironore

China’s rare earth groups to accelerate restructuring

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s rare earth groups to accelerate restructuring #REE #metals

Chalco starts aluminium price coalition with eleven smelters

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chalco starts aluminium price coalition with eleven smelters #metals

Ted Arnold Market Research – Weds Jan 28

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ted Arnold Market Research – Weds Jan 28 #metals

Growth in China’s nonferrous metals consumption seen to shrink further

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Growth in China’s nonferrous metals consumption seen to shrink further #metals #China

Glencore copper trader Le Page leaves after almost 20 years

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore copper trader Le Page leaves after almost 20 years #metals #moves

China to gradually reduce metal export quotas

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China to gradually reduce metal export quotas #metals

Reuters Poll – Copper, aluminium supply seen shrinking over next two years

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Reuters Poll – Copper, aluminium supply seen shrinking over next two years #metals

Auto industry drives comeback in aluminum prices #metals

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jvbmetals

Auto industry drives comeback in aluminum prices

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Get a free one-month Argus Metals subscription #metals

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jvbmetals

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Base metals trader Sidders leaves Trafigura for Louis Dreyfus

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Base metals trader Sidders leaves Trafigura for Louis Dreyfus #metals

COLUMN-What will stop the infernal aluminium premium machine?: Andy Home

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-What will stop the infernal aluminium premium machine?: Andy Home #metals

Sherritt CEO Says Cuba Holds Promise for the Patient

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sherritt CEO Says Cuba Holds Promise for the Patient #metals

Commodities? Brazil Iron-Ore Startup Says Cosmetics a Better Bet

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodities? Brazil Iron-Ore Startup Says Cosmetics a Better Bet #ironore

KGHM, miners at Chile’s Sierra Gorda in talks to avoid strike

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on KGHM, miners at Chile’s Sierra Gorda in talks to avoid strike #metals

What about regional power grids?

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: What about regional power grids? | Black China Blog #metals

Brazil’s Paranapanema increases copper wire capacity by 60%

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Brazil’s Paranapanema increases copper wire capacity by 60% #metals

China Copper Stocks No Bargain Yet.

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Copper Stocks No Bargain Yet

China’s December nickel ore, conc imports fall 62% on year to 2.48 million mt

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s December nickel ore, conc imports fall 62% on year to 2.48 million mt #metals

Japanese aluminum stocks hit all-time high, putting pressure on prices

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japanese aluminum stocks hit all-time high, putting pressure on prices #metals

Novelis completes $48 mil investment in automotive scrap recycling facility

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Novelis completes $48 mil investment in automotive scrap recycling facility #metals

Copper Quandary Imperils Zambian Leader’s Pro-Poor ‘Crusade’

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Quandary Imperils Zambian Leader’s Pro-Poor ‘Crusade’ #metals

Iron Ore Extends Rout as China Slows, Banks Reduce Forecasts

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Iron Ore Extends Rout as China Slows, Banks Reduce Forecasts #ironore