Author Archives: jvbmetals

India: ‘Stainless steel industry needs government support’

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on India: ‘Stainless steel industry needs government support’ #stainless #steel

Supply overhang likely to cap molybdenum prices in near term: CPM

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Supply overhang likely to cap molybdenum prices in near term: CPM #metals

Citi expects iron ore at $58/mt in 2015, offset by FX, freight rates

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Citi expects iron ore at $58/mt in 2015, offset by FX, freight rates #ironore

Copper Tumbles Most in Six Years Amid Commodity Collapse

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Tumbles Most in Six Years Amid Commodity Collapse #metals #LME

PanAust cuts 5 pct of workforce as copper price sinks

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on PanAust cuts 5 pct of workforce as copper price sinks #metals

China’s steel sector needs restructuring, output is peaking – association

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s steel sector needs restructuring, output is peaking – association #China #steel

Chinese aluminium smelters shut more capacity as prices dive

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese aluminium smelters shut more capacity as prices dive #metals

Ex-Xstrata CEO Davis Considering a Bid for Vale Nickel Assets

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ex-Xstrata CEO Davis Considering a Bid for Vale Nickel Assets #metals #mining

LME volume growth slows as metals trading universe expands: Andy Home

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME volume growth slows as metals trading universe expands: Andy Home #LME #metals

StanChart faces $4.4 billion commodities hit, may need to raise cash – analysts

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on StanChart faces $4.4 billion commodities hit, may need to raise cash – analysts #commodities

JOBS: CDI Oddo Metals – Middle Office, Paris

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JOBS: CDI Oddo Metals – Middle Office, Paris #jobs #metals

Italian Speaking Junior Trader, Metals – London

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JOBS: Italian Speaking Junior Trader, Metals – London

China Merchants Securities to launch LME trading on Jan. 26

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Merchants Securities to launch LME trading on Jan. 26 #LME #metals

Fresh load shedding fears as Eskom warns of low reserves.

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Fresh load shedding fears as Eskom warns of low reserves #metals

Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry Invests in Nickel Smelter in Indonesia

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry Invests in Nickel Smelter in Indonesia #metals

Chinese nickel pig iron prices resilient on tight supply

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese nickel pig iron prices resilient on tight supply #metals

China’s 2015 aluminum capacity to hit 40 million mt/year: Antaike

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s 2015 aluminum capacity to hit 40 million mt/year: Antaike #metals

Iron Ore Imports by China Surge to Record as Price Collapses

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Iron Ore Imports by China Surge to Record as Price Collapses #ironore

Zambia-Tanzania copper railway shut due to strike

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zambia-Tanzania copper railway shut due to strike #metals

As overcapacity drags on China aluminium prices, product exports jump

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on As overcapacity drags on China aluminium prices, product exports jump #metals

Aluminium: Testing days ahead | Black China Blog.

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: Testing days ahead | Black China Blog

Copper price slump may not yet be deep enough to cut much output

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper price slump may not yet be deep enough to cut much output #metals

Alcoa says no plans to bring curtailed aluminum capacity back online

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SNL: Alcoa says no plans to bring curtailed aluminum capacity back online #metals

CRU Commodity Heat Chart 2018 @CRUGROUP Top 5 predicted price performers; #Zinc #Nickel #Tin #Palladium #Cobalt pic.twitter.com/1hJOzMzPsl — Paul Robinson (@BaseMetals) January 13, 2015  

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CRU Commodity Heat Chart 2018

US steel shipments plunged by 10.2% in Nov 14: AISI

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US steel shipments plunged by 10.2% in Nov 14: AISI #steel

Global steel prices to gain from China’s scrapping of export tax rebate

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Global steel prices to gain from China’s scrapping of export tax rebate #steel

Austria’s Voestalpine buys Italian wire maker Trafilerie

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Austria’s Voestalpine buys Italian wire maker Trafilerie #metals

Outotec to acquire Kempe Engineering’s aluminum smelter technologies

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Outotec to acquire Kempe Engineering’s aluminum smelter technologies #metals

Japan Q1 aluminium talks drag on as buyers play hardball

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan Q1 aluminium talks drag on as buyers play hardball #metals

Panoramic maintains optimistic outlook.

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Panoramic maintains optimistic outlook

China’s Fujian to See 20% Annual Growth in Ferronickel Imports after New Tariff Policy

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Fujian to See 20% Annual Growth in Ferronickel Imports after New Tariff Policy #metals

Venezuela’s Bauxilum alumina plant output falls 35% in January-November 2014

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Venezuela’s Bauxilum alumina plant output falls 35% in January-November 2014 #metals

Nervous copper traders eye $6,000 t puts as prices skid lower

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nervous copper traders eye $6,000 t puts as prices skid lower #metals

Penoles’ Naica mine may not produce for up to 6 months-union

Posted on January 12, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Penoles’ Naica mine may not produce for up to 6 months-union #metals

JOBS: Metals Operations Manager, Stamford, CT #jobs #metals

Posted on January 11, 2015 by jvbmetals

JOBS: Metals Operations Manager, Stamford, CT

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JOBS: VP Strategy, McGraw Hill Financial – London #jobs #commodities

Posted on January 11, 2015 by jvbmetals

JOBS: VP Strategy, McGraw Hill Financial – London

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Lead, a market desperately seeking a good story: Andy Home

Posted on January 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Lead, a market desperately seeking a good story: Andy Home #metals

Exclusive: DIC launches sale of German aluminum group Almatis – sources

Posted on January 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Exclusive: DIC launches sale of German aluminum group Almatis – sources #metals

INTERVIEW-Broker ICAP defies tide, to expand dry bulk, energy ops in Asia

Posted on January 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on INTERVIEW-Broker ICAP defies tide, to expand dry bulk, energy ops in Asia #ironore #jobs

Chinese iron ore inventories drop as steel mills replenish holdings

Posted on January 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese iron ore inventories drop as steel mills replenish holdings #ironore #China