Category Archives: Industry news

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Freeport Indonesia, union reach tentative agreement in pay talks

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LME set to open in Shanghai free trade zone

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Cazenove makes commodities play

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London to become next offshore yuan trading centre after Hong Kong

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LME Dinner 2013 – Reading the Runes

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Official Reply From China Securities Regulatory Commission On Listing Iron Ore Futures Contracts On Dalian Commodity Exchange.

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John Helmer: Aluminium Is Solid Electricity, But Where Does the Profit Go From Turning One Into The Other?

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Fibber Abramovich – Evraz Tells Tall Tales on Cost-Cutting, But Debts Keep Growing

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Mainland China’s gold imports up 146% in Aug.

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Russia and China Spend Billions on Rare Earths, USA Slowly Adjusts Course

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Critical Metals: Why you should add Platinum to your list (and make sure tin and tungsten are already there)

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Lithium in Europe: a match made in critical metals heaven

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Little Optimism in Uranium Market

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Japanese H2 scrap average prices see further decline.

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US West Coast copper scrap prices edged higher on Index.

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Strong rebound seen in India scrap prices; Tin slab price alone falls.

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Taking an Interest in Tungsten.

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Turkish scrap picks up on Orbis Steel Index.

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Euro area industrial output up one percent in August from July.

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Thai stainless scrap export market dim.

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India bauxite export market remains quiet.

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Japan’s industrial output revised downward to 0.9 pct drop in August.

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China’s aluminum imports down 30% in Jan-Sep.

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New UK Act to improve scrap metal traceability.

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EU’s e-scrap market could total US$ 1.8 billion by 2020.

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Moly oxide buying interest subdued, prices fairly well-supported.

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US steel sheet pricing breaks out of doldrums, gains reported.

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China Challenges CME to SGX With Iron-Ore Futures Contract.

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China Drafting Rare Earth Rules on Mining, Association Says.

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China Steel Binge Spurs Record Hiring of Iron-Ore Vessels.

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Decreased Chinese Grid Spending in September May Signal Slower Copper Demand Growth

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COLUMN-China’s creaking export model: James Saft.

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Japan end Sept aluminium stocks fall 7.4 pct on month.

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Mubadala, Trafigura win control of Batista port in $996 mln deal.

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Rio Tinto copper, iron ore, coal output rising after strong Q3.

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China to ban new projects in sectors facing overcapacity.

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http://m.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/cme-group-managing-volatile-steel-prices-with-the-virtual-steel-mill/

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Tech-related precious metals tumble.

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ArcelorMittal Sees Growth in East Europe Autos.

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CAF to Build Indonesian Largest Ferronickel Smelter.

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