Category Archives: Industry news

UPDATE 1-Shougang Hierro Peru declares force majeure as strike halts iron output | Reuters.

COLUMN-China PMI may not signal rising commodity demand: Clyde Russell | Reuters.

China’s Zest For Copper Shows Up In Peru – MoneyBeat – WSJ.

UPDATE 1-Sumitomo lets China Moly buy Rio’s Northparkes copper stake | Reuters.

Freeport Indonesia CEO says force majeure lifted at Papua copper mine | Reuters.

Flat-rolled steel outlook for the rest of 2013 – a Platts podcast.

China Zn Products Imports and Exports Data Analysis July 2013 – Shanghai Metals Market.

European magnesium prices rise on aluminium scrap substitution | Metal Bulletin.

Bolivia to open bids for world’s biggest iron ore deposit | MINING.com.

NW European rebar producers move toward higher prices: market sources – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Three international firms file bids to buy Romanian copper | Reuters.

U.K. Manufacturing Sector Expands – WSJ.com.

Korea Zinc raises offers for long-term zinc supply contracts | Metal Bulletin.

China’s copper imports to continue rising in coming months: source – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

China sets tax on low-grade coal imports; impact on Indonesia supplies unclear-China Mining.

China’s steel industry in crisis-China Mining.

Commodities’ diversification properties re-establishing themselves – Barclays – MINING FINANCE / INVESTMENT – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

Steel Price China : China FeNi price recovers.

Steel Price China : China steel industry to continue slender profit on rising cost.

IMIC signs Chinese iron ore offtake agreement for Nkout | Reuters.

China factory activity up for first time in sour months in August: survey | Reuters.

IMIC inks deal with Hebei Iron and Steel | 2 September 2013 | Stock Market Wire.

Charles Li Live And Direct: Latest Blog Post From HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li. #lme

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http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/pittsburgh/north-american-aluminum-demand-through-h1-down-21496666

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China returning to full speed, manufacturing figures show – Telegraph.

Aluminium faces tough future, warns Chalco | South China Morning Post.

U.S. Steel Workers End Lockout, Ratify Contract in Canada – WSJ.com.

Codelco Reports 1% Drop in First-Half Copper Output at Own Mines – Bloomberg.

UPDATE 1-China’s Chalco posts $102 mln first-half net loss | Reuters.

China importers may cut LME deliveries as copper premiums weaken | Reuters.

Chongqing Steel sees net loss in H1 despite higher production.

Russian Steel member firms’ finished steel output goes down in Jan-July.

COLUMN-LME lead flashes warning signs, but are they real?: Home – Yahoo! Finance UK.

Uncertainty in global aluminium market, limited price upside: BNP Paribas – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Russia’s Severstal opts out of two iron projects to cut capex – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

BullionVault Offers Storage at Toronto Vault on Demand From U.S. – Bloomberg.

Gold Mine CEOs Hoard Cash as Strikes Loom in South Africa – Bloomberg.