Author Archives: jvbmetals

Freeport-McMoRan to Spend $17 Billion on Indonesian Expansion

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan to Spend $17 Billion on Indonesian Expansion #metals

Russia’s Norilsk Nickel starts Arctic plant after first upgrade

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russia’s Norilsk Nickel starts Arctic plant after first upgrade #metals

China to remove rare earth export taxes in May

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China to remove rare earth export taxes in May #metals #REE

Stainless scrap traders’ hopes go unfulfilled

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Stainless scrap traders’ hopes go unfulfilled #stainless #steel #scrap

Should You Bet on a Nickel Rally in 2015?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Should You Bet on a Nickel Rally in 2015? #metals

New Caledonia Nickel Plant Set To Resume Production

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on New Caledonia Nickel Plant Set To Resume Production #metals

ZincOx Resources eyes second zinc recycling plant

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ZincOx Resources eyes second zinc recycling plant #metals

Kosovo: 700 miners refuse to resurface in ownership row

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Kosovo: 700 miners refuse to resurface in ownership row #metals

Venezuela expects to produce 436,000t of aluminum

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Venezuela expects to produce 436,000t of aluminum #metals

Weatherly to review two mines after copper price slide

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Weatherly to review two mines after copper price slide #metals

Copper prices may rise to $10,000 by year-end: Simon Hunt

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper prices may rise to $10,000 by year-end: Simon Hunt #metals

S&P cuts metals price forecasts; iron ore, copper in focus

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on S&P cuts metals price forecasts; iron ore, copper in focus #metals #ironore

China Refined Copper Output Rises to Record as Smelters Expand

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Refined Copper Output Rises to Record as Smelters Expand #metals

ADM takes over ICAP’s base metals broking business

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ADM takes over ICAP’s base metals broking business #LME #metals

SHFE under threat | Black China Blog.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SHFE under threat | Black China Blog #LME #metals #SHFE

Commodity People Moves – January 2015.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodity People Moves – January 2015 #metals #commodities

New Business Development Manager – Steel, Wood Mackenzie, London.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JOBS: New Business Development Manager – Steel, Wood Mackenzie, London #jobs #steel

Goldman Sees China’s Copper Demand Hurt by Property Downturn

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman Sees China’s Copper Demand Hurt by Property Downturn #metals

Midwest aluminum premium to dip but stay near record highs –analysts

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Midwest aluminum premium to dip but stay near record highs –analysts #metals

Japan’s aluminium buyers to pay record high Q1 premiums of $425/T -sources

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan’s aluminium buyers to pay record high Q1 premiums of $425/T -sources #metals

Euronext looks at other commodity markets after dairy revamp

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Euronext looks at other commodity markets after dairy revamp #metals #commodities

COLUMN-Looking for production cuts? Try lead not copper: Andy Home

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Looking for production cuts? Try lead not copper: Andy Home #metals

LME extends publication of live forward price curves.

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME extends publication of live forward price curves #lme #metals

Client Services & Business Development, Senior VP – Metals, London

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JOBS: Client Services & Business Development, Senior VP – Metals, London #jobs #metals

China’s 2014 economic growth misses target, hits 24-year low

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s 2014 economic growth misses target, hits 24-year low #metals #China

Indonesia warns Freeport may lose export permit if smelter delayed

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesia warns Freeport may lose export permit if smelter delayed #metals

Standard Bank Seen Writing Off All of Metal Held in China Probe #metals

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals

Standard Bank Seen Writing Off All of Metal Held in China Probe

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Morgan Stanley Sees 24% Rally in Copper After Last Week’s Slump #metals

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvbmetals

Morgan Stanley Sees 24% Rally in Copper After Last Week’s Slump

Posted in Industry news | Comments Off on Morgan Stanley Sees 24% Rally in Copper After Last Week’s Slump #metals

Johnson Matthey joins LME PGMs benchmark pricing process

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Johnson Matthey joins #LME PGMs benchmark pricing process #precious #metals #PGM

Winding-up petition against lead, zinc mining group IMM Marketing dismissed

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Winding-up petition against lead, zinc mining group IMM Marketing dismissed #metals

Kosovo backtracks on bid to take control of Trepca

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Kosovo backtracks on bid to take control of Trepca #metals

More than half of Zambia’s copper production losing money: industry body

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on More than half of Zambia’s copper production losing money: industry body #metals

HKEx chief executive Charles Li talks to @Bloomberg about stock connect, @LME_news and more at #AFFHK2015 http://t.co/JfMSa5WdIU — HKEx 香港交易所 (@HKExGroup) January 19, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HKEx chief executive Charles Li talks to @Bloomberg about stock connect, @LME_news and more at #AFFHK2015 #LME #metals

Commodities Explained: Qingdao | FT.com.

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodities Explained: Qingdao | FT.com #metals

Goldman Sachs sticks to commodities trading despite federal regulatory risks

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman Sachs sticks to commodities trading despite federal regulatory risks #metals #commodities

HudBay expects to more than triple copper output as new mines come on line.

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HudBay expects to more than triple copper output as new mines come on line #metals

China Steel’s price cuts show uncertainty over global demand

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Steel’s price cuts show uncertainty over global demand #steel

RUSAL Opens Hospital for Ebola Patients in Guinea

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on RUSAL Opens Hospital for Ebola Patients in Guinea #metals

Surprise role of copper in Zambia election.

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Surprise role of copper in Zambia election #metals

China: Miners line up to feed consumption lifted by expansion

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China: Miners line up to feed consumption lifted by expansion #metals #mining