Author Archives: jvbmetals

BHP Outlines Plan to Cut Costs, Reshuffles Management | WSJ.

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP Outlines Plan to Cut Costs, Reshuffles Management | WSJ #metals #ironore

Nyrstar Temporarily Suspends Mexico’s Campo Morado Mine Operations

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nyrstar Temporarily Suspends Mexico’s Campo Morado Mine Operations #metals

BHP eyes copper growth to offset dimming iron ore outlook

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP eyes copper growth to offset dimming iron ore outlook #metals

CME says to launch low-grade iron ore futures

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CME says to launch low-grade iron ore futures #ironore

Flies falling | Black China Blog.

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China corruption: Flies falling | Black China Blog

What‘s really going on in China’s bauxite market after Indonesia’s ban?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on What‘s really going on in China’s bauxite market after Indonesia’s ban? #metals

Fed Plans to Tighten Commodities Rules for Banks

Posted on November 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Fed Plans to Tighten Commodities Rules for Banks #commodities #metals

Zinc s premium over lead to extend decline after peak

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zinc s premium over lead to extend decline after peak #metals

Soaring Malaysian bauxite exports a “game changer” for China supply

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Soaring Malaysian bauxite exports a “game changer” for China supply #metals

‘Immoral, but not illegal’: metal warehousing games in the spotlight

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ‘Immoral, but not illegal’: metal warehousing games in the spotlight #metals #LME

COLUMN-Is the aluminium production cycle starting to turn?: Andy Home

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Is the aluminium production cycle starting to turn?: Andy Home #metals

Sherwin Alumina Plant Workers Protest In Houston

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sherwin Alumina Plant Workers Protest In Houston #metals

EU stainless steel market to report modest growth in 2015: Moody’s

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on EU stainless steel market to report modest growth in 2015: Moody’s #stainless

Jamaica: A revival of the bauxite/alumina sector, yes, but not at all costs

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Jamaica: A revival of the bauxite/alumina sector, yes, but not at all costs #metals

China’s Water Supply Is Contaminated and Shrinking

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Water Supply Is Contaminated and Shrinking

Jiangxi Copper Predicts 7% Growth in China Copper Consumption 2015

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Jiangxi Copper Predicts 7% Growth in China Copper Consumption 2015 #metals

China to cap energy consumption

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China to cap energy consumption #China #metals

Codelco Seen Trimming 2015 China Copper Premium Amid Surplus

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Codelco Seen Trimming 2015 China Copper Premium Amid Surplus #metals

India: Aluminium companies benefiting by unusually high premiums

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on India: Aluminium companies benefiting by unusually high premiums #metals

Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodity Heyday Gone as Units Faulted

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodity Heyday Gone as Units Faulted #metals #commodities

Goldman to wind down uranium desk; may sell Colombian coal mines -report

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman to wind down uranium desk; may sell Colombian coal mines -report #metals

China aluminium: Getting the numbers right

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China aluminium: Getting the numbers right #metals

Goldman, Glencore Found in ‘Merry-Go-Round’ Aluminum Trades – Bloomberg.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman, Glencore Found in ‘Merry-Go-Round’ Aluminum Trades #metals #LME

COLUMN-Aluminium pricing may never be the same again: Andy Home

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Aluminium pricing may never be the same again: Andy Home #metals

Japan’s CR Stainless Steel Mills Hold Out at $2,500 FOB

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan’s CR Stainless Steel Mills Hold Out at $2,500 FOB

Glencore, French open $7bn nickel mine in New Caledonia.

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore, French open $7bn nickel mine in New Caledonia

CBA Commodities – Daily Alert: Iron ore falls below USD 72/t (CFR China)

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CBA Commodities – Daily Alert: Iron ore falls below USD 72/t (CFR China)

China’s aluminum producers drop by more than half in decade to 64

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s aluminum producers drop by more than half in decade to 64 #metals

Iron Ore Extends Bear Market as Miner Says ‘We Are Price Takers’

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Iron Ore Extends Bear Market as Miner Says ‘We Are Price Takers’ #ironore

From Iron Awe to Iron Gore.

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on From Iron Awe to Iron Gore #ironore

Aluminium: Malaysia – The “new Indonesia?”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: Malaysia – The “new Indonesia?” #metals

Codelco offers 2015 U.S. copper premium at 4 cents lb traders

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Codelco offers 2015 U.S. copper premium at 4 cents lb traders #metals

Copper companies strike optimistic note on medium-term prices

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper companies strike optimistic note on medium-term prices #metals

West African Mining Projects Take Hit From Ebola Crisis

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on West African Mining Projects Take Hit From Ebola Crisis #metals #mining

Exxaro Seeks Exit From Vedanta Zinc Project

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Exxaro Seeks Exit From Vedanta Zinc Project #metals

Freeport U.S. smelter could be shut for several more weeks

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport U.S. smelter could be shut for several more weeks #metals

Hall Commodities Hedge Fund Shutting After Poor Performance

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Hall Commodities Hedge Fund Shutting After Poor Performance #commodities

China steel company takes controlling stake in Swiss trader Duferco

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China steel company takes controlling stake in Swiss trader Duferco #steel #China

Top six platinum producers launch investment promotion body

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Top six platinum producers launch investment promotion body #precious #metals

Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture #ironore