Author Archives: jvbmetals

China Metal Probe to Push Copper to LME Depots: Chart of the Day

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Metal Probe to Push Copper to LME Depots: Chart of the Day #metals

Aluminium sees ‘remarkable improvement’ of fundamentals: BofA Merrill Lynch

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium sees ‘remarkable improvement’ of fundamentals: BofA Merrill Lynch #metals

ASIA FERROSILICON: Prices supported by tight supply, improved demand

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ASIA FERROSILICON: Prices supported by tight supply, improved demand #metals

US sheet steel prices showing signs of life

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US sheet steel prices showing signs of life #metals #steel

US judge approves bidding procedures for sale of Ormet’s Ohio smelter

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US judge approves bidding procedures for sale of Ormet’s Ohio smelter #metals

Record Nickel-Note Issuance Spurred by Indonesia’s Export Ban

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Record Nickel-Note Issuance Spurred by Indonesia’s Export Ban #metals

Subsidies re-appear: a pain killer in place of surgery | Black China Blog.

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: Subsidies re-appear: a pain killer in place of surgery | Black China Blog #metals

Insight – As western automakers embrace aluminium, Asia still welded to steel

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Insight – As western automakers embrace aluminium, Asia still welded to steel #aluminium

Copper in longest winning streak since Dec on tight supply, zinc at 16-mth top

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper in longest winning streak since Dec on tight supply, zinc at 16-mth top #metals

China iron ore traders starved of credit as banks clamp down

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China iron ore traders starved of credit as banks clamp down #metals #ironore

Deutsche Bank conducts internal probe into trading on gold fix

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank conducts internal probe into trading on gold fix #metals

Damstahl Stainless Steel Report – June 2014

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Damstahl Stainless Steel Report – June 2014 #metals #steel

KPMG: Global Metals Outlook 2014

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on KPMG: Global Metals Outlook 2014

CHALCO to Invest $9.25 Bln in Shanxi before 2020

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CHALCO to Invest $9.25 Bln in Shanxi before 2020 #metals

Turkish Iron Ore Imports Declined in April; Jan Apr Imports Up 16.5%, Says TUIK

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Turkish Iron Ore Imports Declined in April; Jan Apr Imports Up 16.5%, Says TUIK #ironore

Alcoa and Novelis steel for next test in aluminum auto race

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa and Novelis steel for next test in aluminum auto race #metals

Nickel Drops as Inventories Surge Most in Five Years

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nickel Drops as Inventories Surge Most in Five Years #metals

CHINA COPPER: CIF import trades thin on lingering concerns of Qingdao probe

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CHINA COPPER: CIF import trades thin on lingering concerns of Qingdao probe #metals

Finders Resources sells first copper cathode at premium

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Finders Resources sells first copper cathode at premium #metals

JSW Steel To Raise Iron Ore Imports on Falling Prices

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JSW Steel To Raise Iron Ore Imports on Falling Prices #ironore

Peru’s La Oroya smelter creditors to seek sale by December

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Peru’s La Oroya smelter creditors to seek sale by December #metals

Australian Rio Tinto switches to flat price discounts for July Robe River ore: sources

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australian Rio Tinto switches to flat price discounts for July Robe River ore: sources #ironore

VIDEO: Rocky times ahead – How will a falling iron ore price affect Australian investors?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on VIDEO: Rocky times ahead – How will a falling iron ore price affect Australian investors? #ironore

Misleading Chinese steel production data?. Tim Murray, Managing Partner at J Capital Research, says Chinese steel production has fallen 2 percent thus far in 2014, instead of rising 5 percent according to official data.

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on VIDEO: Misleading Chinese steel production data? #steel #ironore

Antofagasta signs deal to advance Aston Bay’s copper project

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Antofagasta signs deal to advance Aston Bay’s copper project #metals

Indonesian miners delay alumina refinery plans on legal uncertainty

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesian miners delay alumina refinery plans on legal uncertainty

Reform or die: gold price fix under pressure – FT.com.

Posted on June 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Reform or die: gold price fix under pressure – FT.com #gold

How would a potential scrapping of the Chinese export quota and tariffs system impact the rare earths market?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Roskill: How would a potential scrapping of the Chinese export quota and tariffs system impact the rare earths market? #REE

Electronic Fix? Would That Make Sense? – Lord Copper.

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Electronic Fix? Would That Make Sense? – Lord Copper #metals

Chinese scrap prices rally, nickel scrap surges.

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese scrap prices rally, nickel scrap surges | ScrapMonster #metals

Is nickel the metal to back in 2014? | Commonwealth Bank.

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Is nickel the metal to back in 2014? | Commonwealth Bank #metals

CMI Re-opens Zambian Munali Nickel Mine.

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CMI Re-opens Zambian Munali Nickel Mine #metals

158 Unqualified Galvanizers Shut Down in China’s Hebei

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on 158 Unqualified Galvanizers Shut Down in China’s Hebei #metals

China: Iron ore production may scale new peak

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China: Iron ore production may scale new peak #metals #ironore

China May refined copper output climbs 5.3 pct on month

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China May refined copper output climbs 5.3 pct on month #metals

China’s top gold firm talking to Barrick, has Friedland ‘hotline’

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s top gold firm talking to Barrick, has Friedland ‘hotline’ #metals #gold

Chinalco cuts copper concentrate output for this year

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinalco cuts copper concentrate output for this year #metals

Average Operating Rate at Chinese Secondary Lead Smelters Up to 46.75% in May.

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Average Operating Rate at Chinese Secondary Lead Smelters Up to 46.75% in May #metals

Codelco’s next CEO faces delicate balancing act with Chilean unions

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Codelco’s next CEO faces delicate balancing act with Chilean unions #metals

Citic’s Missing Alumina Prompts Concern Over China Commodities Fraud

Posted on June 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Citic’s Missing Alumina Prompts Concern Over China Commodities Fraud | NYTimes #metals