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Why falling iron ore and steel prices are helping shipping rates » Market Realist.

Chinese Steelmaker Considers Buying Canadian Iron-Ore Assets From Rio Tinto – WSJ.com.

Aluminum Midwest premiums tumble again | AMM | 26/09/2013.

Goldman Faces New Claims Of Aluminum Price Manipulation – Law360.

Last hurdle cleared for Canadian Zinc.

Steel scrap supply expected to ease iron ore consumption.

China Makes Play for African Iron Ore – China Real Time Report – WSJ.

China’s Zinc Conc. Output Rebounds in August; to Grow on Upcoming New Capacities.

US DOC formally initiates investigations of Turkish and Mexican rebar.

Japanese cobalt market sees increasing price.

South Africa’s AMCU union says Amplats strike begins.

ASIA SILICON: Prices rise further on tight supply, high demand.

ASIA IRON ORE: Market stable on sparse trading, declining buying interest.

Ferrous steel scrap price unchanged, deals concluded in range.

Ohio PUC decision on Ormet electricity rate relief likely to come next week.

Timah Sees Tin Trade Slumping to Two-Year Low on New Rule – Bloomberg.

Chile Codelco eyes 2014 copper premium hikes -source

Gold – An Inconvenient Truth – Lord Copper.

Overseas mines ‘facing obstacles’.

China Manganese Ore Market Movement (2013 9 26) – Shanghai Metals Market.

Anglo American CEO Highlights Brazil Niobium, Phosphate Assets – WSJ.com.

China’s rare earth exports up 22.4% in Aug.

Inner Mongolia’s rare earth exports up 82.5% in Jan-Aug.

Japan H2 scrap average prices fall during Sep third week,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Chinese scrap prices see marginal rise on Index, Nickel scrap falls,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Gerdau sees increased demand in US in next two years.

US steel imports increase 13.9 percent in August.

Iron ore inventory declines at Chinese ports.

Chinese iron and steel enterprises’ gross profits up 7.8% in Jan-July.

Chinese silicon metal export prices continue to increase-Asian Metal.

COLUMN-In praise of the aluminium “ambassadors”: Andy Home – Yahoo Finance UK.

Commerzbank – Commodities Daily: South Africa platinum industry faces renewed strikes

Icahn-backed Ferrous hires Itau to seek $1.5bn in funding – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

Antam to Build Plant for Stainless Steel – The Jakarta Globe.

CHINA FERROCHROME: Domestic prices static despite changed steelmakers’ bids.