Category Archives: Industry news

Spot iron ore at 2-month peak, may test $140/t

Papua New Guinea sued in Singapore over Ok Tedi

Global exploration budgets for nonferrous metals drop 29%, SNL MEG study finds

Aurubis Loss on Weak Markets for Copper, Acid Pushes Down Shares

VIDEO: Will cuts manage to push aluminium market into deficit?

CFTC Tries Again on Commodities Trading Curbs

Antofagasta set to clinch $650 mln in loans for Antucoya

Lower levels of nickel, chromium causing stainless steel appliances to rust.

70% steelworks in North China not up to environmental standards

Major Chinese steelmakers cut output to fend off losses

Sumitomo ups Malaysian investment to tap aluminium demand

Dubal says China raw materials project completed

Japanese scrap aluminum prices rise on tight supply

Ferro Chrome industry hopes to ride stainless steel growth wave

Phailin to delay Saraf’s titanium project

Brazilian iron ore export revenues up 13.4% in October

China reform checklist – How to tell that this time it’s for real?

China gold purchases to cool after 2013 surge

China’s 10 nonferrous metals output up 9.8% in Jan-Sep

China to further open its mining industry

China official PMI at 18-month high, Lead, Zinc smelters report thin margin

BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: China is overdoing it.

Goldman Sachs Changes Its Mind on These Steel Stocks.

SMM Aluminum Products Output Data Analysis in September 2013

Argus launches Chinese-language steel feedstocks report

COLUMN-China steel PMI falls as manufacturing PMIs gain – go figure

China Warns Local Leaders To Cut Industry Bloat

Betting on end to glut, miners hunt for new zinc deposits

US ferrous scrap deals continue at levels $20-25/lt higher

Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland to China hit record 25.2 mil mt in Oct

Molybdenum oxide prices edge up on activity in Europe

Peru in talks with Chinalco, Minmetals on Las Bambas copper mine

Goldman cautions on London Metal Exchange rule proposals

Zambian president threatens Vedanta unit over job cuts

Big banks are looking to dump commodities units.

Not a Windfall for Aluminum Firms — Letters to the Editor – WSJ.com.

Dalian iron ore extends gains; ample supply may cap rise

South Africa Union Starts Pay Strike at Northam Platinum

China sets application criteria for 2014 moly, tin, indium export quotas

Rio Tinto signs MOU with China’s Chinalco to develop new mining technology