Category Archives: Industry news

China issues iron ore import licenses for 85.7461 million mt in Oct.

New stainless steel industrial park to be built in Hubei, China.

China switches track in hunt for West African iron ore

LatAm 2013 steel output to drop on rise in imports from China

China halts land applications for new aluminum projects on excess capacity

Chile copper cathode spot agreements fall sharply in September – Cochilco

China Copper Output Rises to Record Amid New Smelting Capacity

West Virginia sets hearing on silicomanganese producer Felman’s rate request

China Vows Bigger Role for Markets as Party Closes Summit

Steelworkers Urge Ohio Governor to Reopen Ormet Smelter

COLUMN-The missing brick in the iron ore supply wall: Andy Home

Indonesia’s tin contract gains traction as LME firms eye membership-sources

Copper surplus won’t significantly alter prices -Codelco CEO

BHP Billiton halts Perseverance nickel mine in Australia due to seismic event

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

ASIA MOLY OXIDE: Spot trade calms as buyers appear satisfied

China halts land applications for new aluminum projects on excess capacity

Spot iron ore holds near $136; Chinese buying interest thins

Imported iron ore stockpiles decline in China

Turkey-based Erdemir posts 47 percent rise in third quarter profit.

New Canadian Network to Push Rare Earth Mining

Buyers Re-Emerge For Uranium

Gold Trading “Subdued” Outside China, Prices “Driven by Speculation”

€40 million for new EU research on resource efficiency.

US construction employment hits 50-month high in October.

Traders active in piling up lead concentrate in Chinese market

China to unveil 10-year reform plan, expectations toned down

BHP offers Chinese copper smelters TC/RC of $80/8 cents for 2014- sources

VAL to scale up alumina production to full capacity from December

Queensland Nickel refuses to pay $6.2m carbon tax bill

Resolution Copper drafts plan to open largest U.S. copper mine

China’s SHFE aluminum stocks fall; investors eye copper instead – industry expert

Australia’s Atlantic plans first iron ore lump shipment in early 2014

Market sources see support for flat-rolled steel price increases

North American October new aluminum mill order index up 11.9% on month

Japan Aluminum Scrap Exports Seen at Record as South Korea Buys

China to Take Iron Ore Pricing Power From Miners, Banga Says

Rusal’s Quarterly Loss Shrinks as Unprofitable Plants Closed

Iron Ore Rallying as Cargoes to China Reach Record: Commodities