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Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Begins on October 1st | Japan Metal Bulletin.

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Michigan House Committee acts tough on sale of scrap,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

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Electronics recycler Eco International set to close by year end

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Steel scrap exports and consumption dropped during H1 2013 : BIR,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

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Japan’s scrap imports grew 56.7% y/y in August : MoF,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

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Northern Iron seeks long-term iron ore offtake deal with ThyssenKrupp.

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Outokompu to cut 1,000 additional jobs in Europe.

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SAIL sees record steel product sales in April-September.

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NLMK sells stake in European assets to Belgian company.

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Worthington announces cold rolled strip JV in China.

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Attala Steel opens $5 million galvanizing facility.

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Iron ore prices in Turkey remain still as global market quietens down-Asian Metal.

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European cadmium prices firm, demand on the horizon-Asian Metal.

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Large manufacturers’ sentiment of Japan improves in Q3: BOJ – Xinhua | English.news.cn.

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Conflict in US – UK electrode ruling.

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Hochschild Mining buys out Peruvian assets.

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REUTERS SUMMIT-Steel firm Outokumpu should help itself -Finland’s state fund.

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Newmont bids for Las Bambas to beef up copper assets – CEO Goldberg.

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Mitsubishi Materials to Raise Second-Half Copper Output.

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Mercator Hires BMO as It Considers Sale After Metals Drop.

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H1 2013 steel scrap consumption, international trade drops in largest markets.

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Nyrstar, Noble sign 200,000 mt/year European zinc offtake deal.

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Asia-Pacific metallurgical coal market stable, higher freight weighs on FOB prices.

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India’s Nalco not to sell surplus alumina to domestic rival companies.

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Two more US sheet steel producers join price hike.

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Firms Say Banks Should Stay in Commodities Markets

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Commodity benchmarks could fall under UK regulatory scrutiny.

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BREE says weaker Australian dollar to boost export earnings in 2013-14

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Myanmar to get more profit from controversial Chinese-backed mine.

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Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Oct 1

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http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/singapore/russias-rusal-state-bank-tie-up-to-produce-aluminum-26320455?sf802611=1

Posted on September 30, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russia’s Rusal, state bank tie up to produce aluminum auto parts

Warehouse queues top new LME chief’s agenda – FT.com.

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Abbott collects £19.6m from sale of LME to HKEX | Metal Bulletin.

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Shanghai Metals Market: China Zinc’s Imports Soar 90% in August.

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Russia’s Norilsk sees global loss-making nickel capacity cut in fourth-quarter.

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DGCX: Middle-Earth 30th September:OOPS: US government Shut- Down?, Italian government collapse – Risk Returns

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SMM: Metals Weekly – Sep 30

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GOFO: LBMA could charge more or disband gold rates

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Thomson Reuters: Inside Metals – Sep 30

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Column: Pressures building in Chinese steel sector: Andy Home

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