Author Archives: jvbmetals

Japan’s spot aluminum trade stays thin but construction outlook could boost demand

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Outlook Continues to Improve for Alcoa Inc.

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COLUMN-Indonesian tin controls keep price pressures bubbling: Andy Home

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Chile’s Enami facing US$250mn negative cash flow

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Olympic Steel promotes Mr Stephen Reyes to VP for Sales and Marketing.

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Commodities Seen by Goldman Falling After ‘Transient Events’

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‘Bagri family’ among bidders for MCX stake

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China Copper Premiums Stabilize; Supported by Possible Short Squeeze

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Why rare earth recycling is rare and what we can do about it

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Graphene 2013: Hype won’t help, say manufacturers | Industrial Minerals.

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GlencoreXstrata’s 2014 Outlook for FeCr

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Oryx Stainless optimistic about 2014

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  Very sad and dramatic picture of the extent of damage the #Chile wildfires caused as people watch . #Valparaiso pic.twitter.com/GFxWEMlWQK — shaimaa khalil (@Shaimaakhalil) April 14, 2014

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Chile Backs Copper Expansions as Economic Growth Slows

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Indonesia’s mines ministry seeks sharp cut in Freeport export tax

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Blaze in Chilean port city kills 12, destroys 2,000 houses

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China rebar, iron ore stretch losses; outlook wobbly.

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US steel sheet availability scaring up prices

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Force majeure events at US Steel’s Great Lakes Works could disrupt supply

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PGM by-metals largely unchanged; rhodium interest steady

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FBI Transcripts Link Steinmetz to Guinea Payments

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China Deal Shows Optimism Over Copper Prices – WSJ.

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Chinalco reinicia operaciones en Toromocho tras suspender operaciones por contaminar lagunas.

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Lawsuit claims CME gives HFTs unfair advantage

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China snaps up Glencore copper mine for $6bn

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Mac Bank’s iron ore confession

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China steel demand still growing, but at slower pace

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China March commodity imports resilient despite slowing economy

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Iron-Ore Bear View of China Inventory Seen Overdone by Macquarie

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Turkey Scrap imports decline sharply during February: TUIK

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CBA Commodities – Daily Alert: China’s steel output falls in late March

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China Copper Finance Threat Seen as Overblown by BofA

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Copper traders keep one eye on China, the other on demand

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Why nickel nudged one year high

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Molybdenum climbs above $12 comfortably in a sellers market

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JPMorgan’s Masters Said to Have Angled to Be CEO in Sale

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Shoe thrown at Hillary Clinton during ISRI speech

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JOBS: Senior Metals Trader – ANZ, Singapore

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BHP polishes up nickel unit as demerger talk swirls

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Australian firm says secures $6.5 bln for new iron ore port

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