Category Archives: Industry news

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Back to the future? Hedging on agenda as gold prices fall – GFMS

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Back to the future? Hedging on agenda as gold prices fall – GFMS

US ferrous scrap prices jump on lean inventories, bullish pricing sentiment

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US ferrous scrap prices jump on lean inventories, bullish pricing sentiment

Are commodities traders ‘too big to fail’?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Are commodities traders ‘too big to fail’?

Deutsche Bank quits commodities, but keeps index funds

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank quits commodities, but keeps index funds

Shanghai FTZ may get international board to lure yuan for gold

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Indonesia ore export ban will kill off domestic mining – industry

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Glencore’s Zambian Unit Agrees 8% Pay Rise in New Labor Deal

Posted on December 5, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore’s Zambian Unit Agrees 8% Pay Rise in New Labor Deal

China to not lift Rare Earth export quotas in 2014

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Japan’s Oct scrap imports soared 126% over previous month

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BIR to conduct survey on scrap metal theft from containers

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Is Germany Jumping on the Silver Manipulation Train?

Posted on December 5, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Is Germany Jumping on the Silver Manipulation Train?

Manganese ore exports via Port Hedland up in Nov over Oct.

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Price of magnesium ingot firm in Shaanxi with stocks run down

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Indonesia bauxite export comes to close

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All Illegal Rare Earth Mines in Ganzhou Closed.

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China offers steelmakers incentives to cut capacity

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Goldman Sachs Suits Over Aluminum Set for Venue Hearing

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Turkey Scrap imports from US drop in Jan-Oct; UK, Romania up

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Three Turkish steelmakers issue ferrous scrap tenders, market tight

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Zambia suspends Chinese mine licence over noncompliance on conditions.

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INTERVIEW-HKEx plans to develop as commodities ‘meeting ground’-CEO

Posted on December 5, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on INTERVIEW-HKEx plans to develop as commodities ‘meeting ground’-CEO

Glencore Xstrata Said to Plan More Zinc Exports Through Luderitz

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore Xstrata Said to Plan More Zinc Exports Through Luderitz

Lord Copper – Even Refs Apologise Sometimes: Anthony Lipmann

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Copper mine production growing twice as fast as primary refined production

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China’s Steel consumption in major downstream sectors remain strong in November: Steelease survey

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Steel consumption in major downstream sectors remain strong in November: Steelease survey

INDONESIA PRESS-Five governors to issue decree on metal ore export ban – Kontan

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on INDONESIA PRESS-Five governors to issue decree on metal ore export ban – Kontan

US construction spending rises in October.

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China must not copy the Kaiser’s errors

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MEPS Predicts An Immediate Steel Price Upturn

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UBS trims 2014 Silver price forecast from $25 to $20.50 an ounce

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on UBS trims 2014 Silver price forecast from $25 to $20.50 an ounce

Rio Tinto sees supply gap of 9Mt/year in copper market by 2025

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto sees supply gap of 9Mt/year in copper market by 2025

Nucor, Steel Dynamics raise rebar prices $10/st

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nucor, Steel Dynamics raise rebar prices $10/st

Chinese Shagang’s steel scrap consumption to rise 13% in 2013: source

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese Shagang’s steel scrap consumption to rise 13% in 2013: source

Japan Q1 aluminum premium bid-ask levels narrow in 3rd week of talks

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan Q1 aluminum premium bid-ask levels narrow in 3rd week of talks

London Metal Exchange Considers Floor Trade Future: HKEx CEO

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on London Metal Exchange Considers Floor Trade Future: HKEx CEO

Rusal Sees 2017 Aluminum Deficit Exceeding 2 Million Tons

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rusal Sees 2017 Aluminum Deficit Exceeding 2 Million Tons

Taiwan’s China Steel Diversifies While Freezing Crude Steel Output

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Taiwan’s China Steel Diversifies While Freezing Crude Steel Output

HKEx plans to list monthly, cash-settled LME-based contracts -CEO

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HKEx plans to list monthly, cash-settled LME-based contracts -CEO

Rising Nonferrous denies rumors of buying rare-earth for reserve – Nov 6

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World nickel output outstripped demand in 2012 INSG

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on World nickel output outstripped demand in 2012 INSG