Category Archives: Industry news

As Investors Bought Gold, a New Question: Where to Put It? – Businessweek.

China Aug refined copper production rises, aluminium at record.

HSBC lifts 2013 gold price forecast on higher physical demand | Reuters.

COLUMN-LME proposal: Aluminium industry agrees to disagree: Home – Yahoo Finance UK.

Shanghai Metals Market: Shenghe Signs MOU with Arafura to Develop Nolans Rare Earth Project in Australia.

When is a Contract not a Contract – Lord Copper.

Daily iron ore price update (India, Vale restive) | | MacroBusiness.

Baltic Dry misfiring again | | MacroBusiness.

US steel sheet mills, service centers continue stalemate over prices – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

December gold slumps $34 as safe-haven attraction fades, breaches key support – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Russia Jan-Jul Aluminum, Copper, Nickel Exports Down on Falling Demand – WSJ.com.

Chinese steel mill Angang targeting 55.8 mil mt/year ore output – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

PT Inalum owner sees big gap with Indonesia in stake sale talks | Reuters.

Trafigura, Yildirim bid for seven-year Cuprumin copper concs off-take | Metal Bulletin.

Pig iron rates set to rise in coming weeks | Business Standard.

Midwest premiums dip amid market hesitancy | AMM | 12/09/2013.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. : Work to resume at Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine.

Italy’s Riva Group to close plants after court seizes assets – FT.com.

UPDATE 1-China Aug refined copper production rises, aluminium at record | Reuters.

China’s Commodity Demand Seen by Goldman Rising Rest of Year – Bloomberg.

XE.com – Steelmaker Salzgitter declares force majeure on steel deliveries.

Chinese alumina imports during Jan-Aug this year down 37.5%, says Customs data,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Robust interest seen in Las Bambas: Glencore | AMM | 11/09/2013.

INTERVIEW Chile tries to adjust to moderate copper price – Shanghai Metals Market.

Scoop Business » Rio Tinto’s last roll of the dice to NZ govt – give us $60M.

Utah: Kennecott Copper Mine Halts Operations, Evacuates 100 Workers After ‘Movement’.

Rusal’s Chichikov Strategy

Steelmakers eye non-steel businesses amid profit crunch|Industries|chinadaily.com.cn.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to hike H-beam Selling Price by 3,000 Yen | Japan Metal Bulletin.

China’s finished steel exports surged 45% in August this year,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Thai steel plate prices increase slightly-Asian Metal.

Indian silicon metal prices go up further-Asian Metal.

Alcoa CEO: 41% of China’s aluminum is unprofitable – MarketWatch.

 Tin shortages won’t abate next year – analysts – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

China sets new targets to cut air pollution | Reuters.

US hot-rolled steel pricing slips at bottom of range – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

GFMS Sees Gold Demand Falling Before Prices Resume Drop in 2014 – Bloomberg.

UPDATE 1-Aluminium producers demand LME release more positioning, warehouse data | Reuters.

Iron ore near one-month lows as spot supply overwhelms | Reuters.

China to continue efforts to curb coke oversupply: officials – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.