Category Archives: Industry news

CHINA FERROCHROME: Import trade thin but support seen from Taigang bid rise

Indonesia to Regulate Metal Exports for Miners With Smelters

Cyclone brewing off Australia heads for iron ore ports

Indonesia Govt to Alter Mineral Export Ban Before Jan Deadline

Japan Nov rolled copper output up 9.6 pct yr/yr

China Steel Weekly: Prices Continue Rising.

Rusal Says LME Warehouse Rule Changes are ‘Irrational’

‘Rude awakening’ for commodities in 2014: Ed Morse, Citigroup

Commodities rush loses lustre for Wall Street

POSCO starts operation of Indonesian plant.

Current copper price too high for SRB purchase, market participants say

Capesize iron ore freight rates trend up despite quiet market

Chinese Nov copper ore, concentrate imports rise 11% on year to 920,000 mt

S African Merafe settles European benchmark Q1 ferrochrome price 5% higher than Q4

Last U.S. Lead Smelter to Shutter in Ore-Rich Missouri

Chile gives miner Codelco extra $1 bln in financing

Marubeni sees 2014 LME aluminium prices rising, at 1,950 $2,300 T in Q4

China to Allow Copper Financing Deals to Develop within Manageable Range after Clampdowns.

China to impose tiered power pricing for aluminium smelters

COLUMN-Aluminium-China versus the rest of the world: Andy Home

Stresses Resurface in China’s Money Market – WSJ.com.

RPT-The Big Squeeze – mystery hand scoops up copper

Timah Lifts Force Majeure on Tin Shipments

Someone’s bought most of world’s copper.

Hebei Iron may face closer watch

Workers at Chile’s Chuquicamata Copper Mine Return to Work.

Gabon cancels Chinese firm’s mining licence

China steel output seen up 2-3 pct to 800 mln T in 2014 – industry

Mine Closures Are Set to Give Zinc a Boost

COLUMN-Demoralised U.S. commodities watchdog waits for new leaders: Kemp

ICSG sees a Copper surplus of 390,000 tons in 2013