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ArcelorMittal to restart Tennessee merchant bar mill

Iron ore prices to trade above $130/dmt in Q1: Macquarie

Introduction of a fixed rate for Russian tungsten ore export duties.

China Baotou Rare Earth acquires nine regional miners

Shanghai paying price of China’s campaign against industrial pollution

Stung by curbs, iron ore companies throw in towel

China’s factory growth slower but resilient at year end

Chinese iron trade fuels port clash with Mexican drug cartel

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Iron ore inventory trends down at Chinese ports.

ArcelorMittal Asturias plans to reopen galvanizing line.

Lead Falls as Some Investors Sell After Industrial-Metals Rally

China $3 trillion local government debt stirs alarm

LME to implement warehouse reforms, shed owners restrain rent hikes

London Metal Exchange: Latest briefing on LMEwire, our new trade reporting service

Chinese spot alumina edges up Yuan 10/mt to Yuan 2,530/mt

Loan Rangers: China’s banks are coming – this time for real

John Helmer: If RUSAL Moves Onshore, Is Deripaska Washed Up?

Trading stable in Chinese zinc ingot market

Aluminum Seen Extending Loss to $1,600 in 1st Half on Supply

Don’t Bank on Oil Firing Up Aluminum – WSJ.com

Aluminium divides China from the rest of the world | South China Morning Post.

Turkish HMS 1/2 80:20 scrap import prices advance to $402 a ton

USW: Ormet smelter can still be saved

Australia Iron Ore Exports Curbed as Cyclone Approaches

Copper Traders Bullish as Hedge Funds Bet on Gains: Commodities

Commodities Corner: Pressure on Prices for 2014

Saudi Ma’aden Restarts Aluminium Plant Production Line

Indonesia scores tentative tin win; blueprint for more commodities

Vale calls force majeure, some Brazil ore cargoes halted

Chinese PM Li Keqiang pledges ‘appropriate liquidity’ in 2014

Millions of Tons of Metals Stashed in Shadow Warehouses – WSJ.com.

Chinese spot Copper premiums may drop to $150 a ton soon