Category Archives: Industry news

Japanese neodymium metal offers on the increase-Asian Metal.

EUROFER: Commission decision on EU ETS further increases unilateral cost burden for EU industry

NBS: China’s value-added industrial output up 10.4% in August.

France’s metal industry output up 1.3% in July from June.

Prices, Quotas and Smugglers: Making Sense of Rare Earths in China | Resource Investing News.

Shanghai Metals Market: SMM Rare Earth Weekly Survey: Prices for Several Products Down on Anemic Demand (2-6 Sept. 2013).

US H1 scrap average prices remained flat for the eighth consecutive week – Shanghai Metals Market.

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http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-09/jiangxi-copper-sees-treatment-fees-advancing-as-ore-supply-rises.html

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-09/indonesia-seen-exporting-some-tin-this-month-by-trade-official.html

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/london/cis-pig-iron-prices-slip-as-scrap-demand-in-turkey-26255653

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/washington/us-imports-exports-of-brass-mill-products-increase-21532135

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-09/ship-rates-surge-most-since-09-as-china-s-iron-ore-imports-rise.html

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-09/cftc-seeks-comment-on-potential-high-speed-trading-restrictions.html

China Per-car Aluminum Consumption Up 10-12%

Daily Business Beat Article:CPI to Develop Bauxite Project in Guinea — sinocast.

Red Metal Shipments Down Again in July > Metal Center News > Current News May.

Rusal urges greater transparency in LME’s disclosure of positions – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Oji Steel Gunma mill to Invest for Rationalization of No.2 Rolling Mill | Japan Metal Bulletin.

Vladimir Potanin plans Norilsk Nickel overhaul – FT.com.

CFTC to Vote Again on Commodities Speculation Limits – WSJ.com.

COLUMN-Indonesia yanks the tin supply chain (again): Andy Home – Yahoo! Finance UK.

EC poised to row back on commodities benchmarks.

CORRECTED-China boosts tin ore imports from Myanmar as Indonesian supply dries up | Reuters.

Première coulée d’aluminium à l’usine AP-60 de Rio Tinto Alcan.

Japan PPC eyes 2014 copper premium of $130/mt plus LME, up from $85/mt – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Straits Resources restructures of Tritton copper swap facility

Chinese silicon metal export prices go up further-Asian Metal.

Latin American imports of Chinese steel totaled 2.4 million mt in H1 – Shanghai Metals Market.

China Imports and Exports of Copper and Aluminum in August 2013 – Shanghai Metals Market.

Shanghai Metals Market: Macro Factors Dominate Copper Prices When Chinese Demand Better Than Expected – SMM.

 Top Brazil Copper Smelter Rises on Cost-Cutting Relocation Plan – Bloomberg.

China May Cut 2014 Growth Target to 7%, State Economist Fan Says – Bloomberg.

Copper Advances as China’s Exports Grow More Than Estimated – Bloomberg.

Hedge Fund Gold Bets Climb to Highest Since January: Commodities – Bloomberg.

RPT-UPDATE 1-China’s Aug commodities imports fall from highs but stay elevated | Reuters.

China will stay the course on sustainable growth – FT.com.

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