Category Archives: Industry news

UPDATE 1-Rusal seeking some fixed-term aluminium premiums for 2014 | Reuters.

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-19/red-kite-founders-split-company-spin-off-1-14-billion-fund-1-.html

The Trouble with Addiction – Lord Copper.

Raise iron ore supply to steel plants: Assocham – The New Indian Express.

Rio, Chalco opt out of Qld bauxite project, Glencore, Air still in play.

Vale to sell control of logistics unit.

EVRAZ to sell iron ore mining unit.

Peruvian miner Minsur sees 2013 tin output at 30,000 tons | Reuters.

Japan’s JX to develop its mines, eyes stake buys in upstream copper push | Reuters.

China: Cyclical Slowdown or Structural Shift?.

Gulf Daily News » Business News » Aluminium supply deals row.

Break of key chart levels will take gold to $1,200: Commerzbank – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Australia’s BC Iron to process, blend lower grade Nullagine iron ore for export – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

JPMorgan Leads Banks in Commodities Revenue Followed by Goldman – Bloomberg.

Lead Glut Diminishing as Bear Market Shuts Smelters – Bloomberg.

UPDATE 2-Aluminium producers feel squeeze of low prices, new rules.

Peru’s Antamina to produce 450,000 tons of copper in 2013 -CEO | Reuters.

Southern Copper plans to start work on delayed projects in 2014 | Reuters.

TABLE-Japan Aug’s commodity imports | Reuters.

PNG government takes full ownership of Ok Tedi mine | Reuters.

Freeport Indonesia union says pay talks stall, timeframe extended | Reuters.

“The entire world supply of platinum is far less than gold or silver.”  

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-blankfein-says-commodities-trading-150842343.html

COLUMN-An overlooked casualty of LME’s warehouse wars: Andy Home – Yahoo Finance UK.

CHINA MANGANESE: Price rises after three-week plateau ahead of holidays – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

CHINA FERROCHROME: Market waits for steelmakers’ bid prices – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Ow.ly – image uploaded by @BaseMetals.

RTI International Metals Announces Titanium Supply Agreements with United Technologies Corporation Business Units – MarketWatch.

Evraz Leads Metal Slump as Citi to Barclays Cut: Moscow Mover – Businessweek.

No end in sight for Chile’s Codelco copper mine strike | MINING.com.

Why falling iron ore prices are a positive for dry bulk shippers » Market Realist.

Iron ore scam: Essar offers to pay railways 89 crore – The Times of India.

Rio Tinto fuels doubts | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au.

Glencore, Chinese Group Bid to Develop Australian Bauxite Mine – Businessweek.

Iron and zinc top performers in weak environment – analyst.

UPDATE 1-China cuts coal use, steel capacity in northern regions | Reuters.

2013 Q2: the worst quarter for commodity prices since 2011 Q4.

Metals Service Center Shipments, August 2013 | Procurement content from IndustryWeek.

Turkish crude steel output fell nearly 15% year-on-year in August,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

China’s State Council issues guidelines on infrastructure construction.