Category Archives: Industry news

Ferrous steel scrap price unchanged, deals concluded in range.

Ohio PUC decision on Ormet electricity rate relief likely to come next week.

Timah Sees Tin Trade Slumping to Two-Year Low on New Rule – Bloomberg.

Chile Codelco eyes 2014 copper premium hikes -source

Gold – An Inconvenient Truth – Lord Copper.

Overseas mines ‘facing obstacles’.

China Manganese Ore Market Movement (2013 9 26) – Shanghai Metals Market.

Anglo American CEO Highlights Brazil Niobium, Phosphate Assets – WSJ.com.

China’s rare earth exports up 22.4% in Aug.

Inner Mongolia’s rare earth exports up 82.5% in Jan-Aug.

Japan H2 scrap average prices fall during Sep third week,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Chinese scrap prices see marginal rise on Index, Nickel scrap falls,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Gerdau sees increased demand in US in next two years.

US steel imports increase 13.9 percent in August.

Iron ore inventory declines at Chinese ports.

Chinese iron and steel enterprises’ gross profits up 7.8% in Jan-July.

Chinese silicon metal export prices continue to increase-Asian Metal.

COLUMN-In praise of the aluminium “ambassadors”: Andy Home – Yahoo Finance UK.

Commerzbank – Commodities Daily: South Africa platinum industry faces renewed strikes

Icahn-backed Ferrous hires Itau to seek $1.5bn in funding – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

Antam to Build Plant for Stainless Steel – The Jakarta Globe.

CHINA FERROCHROME: Domestic prices static despite changed steelmakers’ bids.

Too soon to say commodity super cycle over: McKinsey | Reuters.

Indonesia’s Antam expects to ship up to 50 pct more nickel ore in 2013 | Reuters.

COLUMN-Unloved uranium may shine as longer-term bet.

China firms to sign nickel smelter deals during Xi`s Indonesia visit.

Indonesia tin exports to drop around 75 pct in Sept-Dec -surveyor | Reuters.

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US lawmakers pressure CFTC over new rules – FT.com.

EU lawmakers urge action on energy prices to save steel sector – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Russian large pipe demand could rise 50 percent in 2014

Brazil’s Gerdau CEO Sees U.S. Steel Demand Stronger in 2014-15 – WSJ.com.

U.S. steel industry, urge N.J./N.Y. agencies to buy American | NJ.com.

Solitario y Votorantim construirán mina de zinc y plata Bongará el 2016 – BNamericas.

Aurubis offers 2014 copper cathode premium at $105/t

Peru mining workers to go on 2-day nationwide strike -union

CFTC closes investigation concerning the silver markets.

Photography: Georgia’s manganese miners risking their lives in Stalin’s rusting cable cars

House Passes Critical Minerals Act | Rare Earth Investing News.