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UPDATE 1-China Aug refined copper production rises, aluminium at record | Reuters.

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China’s Commodity Demand Seen by Goldman Rising Rest of Year – Bloomberg.

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XE.com – Steelmaker Salzgitter declares force majeure on steel deliveries.

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Chinese alumina imports during Jan-Aug this year down 37.5%, says Customs data,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

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Robust interest seen in Las Bambas: Glencore | AMM | 11/09/2013.

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INTERVIEW Chile tries to adjust to moderate copper price – Shanghai Metals Market.

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Scoop Business » Rio Tinto’s last roll of the dice to NZ govt – give us $60M.

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Utah: Kennecott Copper Mine Halts Operations, Evacuates 100 Workers After ‘Movement’.

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Standard Bank: Commodities Daily – Cape Freight— “Knot” for the faint hearted

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Thomson Reuters GFMS – Gold Survey 2013, Update 1: FULL REPORT

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CBA Daily Alert: US crude oil production at 24-year highs

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ScotiaBank: Gold & Silver Marketwatch

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Rusal’s Chichikov Strategy

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Steelmakers eye non-steel businesses amid profit crunch|Industries|chinadaily.com.cn.

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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to hike H-beam Selling Price by 3,000 Yen | Japan Metal Bulletin.

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China’s finished steel exports surged 45% in August this year,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

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Thai steel plate prices increase slightly-Asian Metal.

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Indian silicon metal prices go up further-Asian Metal.

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New Trading Site Set to Launch – RT – Recycling Today.

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Alcoa CEO: 41% of China’s aluminum is unprofitable – MarketWatch.

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 Tin shortages won’t abate next year – analysts – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

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China sets new targets to cut air pollution | Reuters.

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US hot-rolled steel pricing slips at bottom of range – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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GFMS Sees Gold Demand Falling Before Prices Resume Drop in 2014 – Bloomberg.

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UPDATE 1-Aluminium producers demand LME release more positioning, warehouse data | Reuters.

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Iron ore near one-month lows as spot supply overwhelms | Reuters.

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China to continue efforts to curb coke oversupply: officials – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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CHINA FERROCHROME: Domestic prices steady as buyers wait and see – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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Platinum to outperform gold in coming quarters: BofA Merrill Lynch – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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Tin Shortage Worsens as Indonesia Rules Curb Supply: Commodities – Bloomberg.

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Cargill Appoints MacLennan to Succeed Page as Chief Executive – Bloomberg.

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CORRECTED-Asia stainless steel mills to benefit from Chinese nickel-pig-iron from Indonesia | Reuters.

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Lower Metal Price Assumptions Due to Chinese, EU Demand – Fitch Ratings.

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Aluminium giants demand LME release more positioning, warehouse data | Reuters.

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  Strike continues at Codelco copper mine; union plans more action

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Uranium Steadies

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The aluminium industry calls to unlock the recycling potential

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Chinese steel exports rise strongly | | MacroBusiness.

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Crude Steel Production in Fiscal 2013 to Greatly-exceed 110 Million Tons | Japan Metal Bulletin.

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Indonesian exports up in August – Market Analysis.

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