Category Archives: Industry news

Benchmark Blues – Lord Copper.

Rusal: helter smelter – FT.com.

Deripaska companies to cooperate with POSCO in metal, power and construction projects in Russia.

Rusal takes it to the wire

Salzgitter says recovery not reaching steel sector yet

Antofagasta Profit Declines as Copper Prices Fall, Costs Climb

Overproducing industries in China to be put on a diet

No overnight solution to LME metal queues – LME executive

Bekaert expects Latin American demand to slow down.

2014 needs to be a good year for the rare earth industry

CRU infographic: Iron Ore – Price Resilience

Material Matters: Copper, Zinc, Iron Ore and Coal

Japan Ferrous Scrap Export Price Hits FAS 36,668 yen/t

iTSCi begins transition to digitised data collection for mineral supply chains.

Latest developments on Indonesian tin trading – ITRI

Chinese selenium dioxide prices decrease further

China Remains Top Gold Consumer Ahead of India in Third Quarter

CHINA FERROCHROME: Domestic prices steady; ore market provides support

Chinese iron ore rises as investors see long-term policy benefits

COLUMN-To get transparent commodity pricing, China must give up control: Clyde Russell

LME likely to set up futures delivery warehouse in Shanghai FTZ

EMED defends rights to Spanish mine in Trafigura ownership spat

Baotou Steel Rare Earth’s Second Price Hike Rekindles Speculation of SRB Rare Earth Stockpiling.

Northern European steel coil market prices shift upwards on Q4 hikes

Kennecott has sufficient copper concentrate for near term: official

Hot-rolled steel coil prices rise as US mills maintain discipline

Rio Tinto to submit plan to develop 1 bil lb/year copper mine in US

Sumitomo Metal’s Taganito Project Ships First Nickel to Japan

Copper Processing Fees to Rise 29% in 2014, UBS’s Yamaguchi Says

Gold Seen Flowing East by WGC as Refiners Recast Bars for Asia

EU antitrust regulators monitoring metals warehousing

Copper producers ask for 1.5 cent/lb rise in 2014 premiums

Rio Tinto seeks U.S. approval for Arizona copper mine

Metal warehousing tactics embitter coffee and cocoa market

China: The road to reform – FT.com.

Zinc concentrate demand from China’s smelters grew up: SMM Survey

China may impose consumption tax on Lead-acid battery

BIR Autumn Roundtable: A Bubble for Stainless Steel

Rusal’s Loss Narrows as Unprofitable Aluminum Plants Shut

Miner to pay in bitcoins for work at Canada tungsten project