Category Archives: Industry news

Whistleblower metals trader Maguire responds to CPM allegations

Fabricators Win Ground Against Physical Copper ETF

Capesize iron ore freight rates fall on key Pacific routes

Morgan Stanley sees weak medium-term nickel prices

US steel sheet prices poised to move higher, market observers say

COLUMN-China iron ore futures start strongly, but long way from domination

Sprott’s Thoughts: China Needs PGM’s Now

GlencoreXstrata IMS & Q3 Production Report

China Gold Supply & Demand Estimates 2012 and First Half 2013

Ormet seeks court OK to sell Burnside refinery

Rio Tinto Suspends Madagascar’s Ilmentie Operations For Two Months

Port of Rotterdam develops app to end transport of empty containers

S. Korea’s industrial production reduces on labor strikes of carmakers

Japan’s September industrial output up 1.5 pct

China revives steel fastener trade dispute with EU

COLUMN-Indonesia’s tin market grab gains traction: Andy Home

EU steel demand to grow nearly 3 pct in 2014 – Eurofer.

Hydro agrees to sell Malaysian rolling mill.

China aluminium output seen at record 24 mln T this year -Chalco

Rio Tinto’s former boss says miners were “too slow” to react

COLUMN-LME copper stocks trends catch up with shorts: Andy Home

China’s aluminum alloy ADC12 offers steady, trades healthy after previous pickup

Gold producers continue to de-hedge in Q2 2013: Societe Generale

US steel mill ready to suspend price talks if big M&A deal emerges

Century, Big Rivers start talks on wholesale power arrangement

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Japan’s spot aluminum premium not affected by Saudi Ma’aden smelter halt

China Steel Group Sees Output Above 800 Million Tons in 2014

Billionaire Bets on Rare-Earth Metals After Uralkal Exit

Southwire drops fight against JPM, BlackRock copper funds

SMM: Spot TC/RC for Copper Concentrate Holds High, Chinese Smelters See Great Inventories.

Ford using big data to ensure materials security.

Investors plunge back into aluminium finance deals, premiums rise

Growth in Chinese copper demand not enough to boost imports – Antaike

Former CFTC economist supports LME transparency, analysis of options

Rhenium: A case study in critical metals inaction

Why China Is Set To Drive Gold Prices Skywards

Obscure Tin ETN is on Fire

Can a new aluminium smelter do without a coal block?

Impala Workers to Strike at World’s Biggest Platinum Mine