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CHINA FERROCHROME: Import spot price inch lower on weaker rupee – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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Asian spot metallurgical coal volumes surge by a third in H1 2012 | Metals | Platts.

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Steel Raw Materials Monthly: Should iron ore and steel producers worry about China?.

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Ruthenium, iridium slip on weak industrial demand, plentiful supply – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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China’s Yunnan Tin Will Halt Lead Smelting After Price Declines – Bloomberg.

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REFILE-Soviet-era waste means profit for Kazakh copper producer | Reuters.

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European aluminum alloy shows signs of more interest, prices stable – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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Nippon Steel bearish on Asia price outlook, blames China glut.

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Titanium Dioxide Price-Fixing Trial to Start – Wall Street Journal – WSJ.com.

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Midwest aluminum premiums drop | AMM | 22/08/2013.

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China’s Jiangxi Copper interested in Glencore’s Peru mine: sources | Reuters.

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Toyota to raise steel prices for suppliers by 12%, report says.

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China’s rare earth exports up 75% in Jul-China Mining.

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Indian recyclers hit hard by import levy | Other news… – India – Recycling News | Recycling International – recycling magazine for professionals by professionals |.

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China Copper Output Seen Lower by Antaike on Tight Scrap Supply – Bloomberg.

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http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-22/copper-had-surplus-of-338-000-tons-in-first-half-wbms-says.html

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http://www.bnamericas.com/news/metals/usiminas-forecasts-5-growth-in-steel-sales-in-2013

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http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=962870&CategoryId=14094

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http://www.law360.com/m/articles/467036/canada-considers-duties-on-copper-tube-imports-

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http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/caracas/venezuelas-july-cvg-alcasa-output-slides-22-year-21459943

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Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan’s Aluminum Game Unravels.

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Commodity bulls hope for new Chinese dawn – FT.com.

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Tin Smelters in Indonesia to Start Trading Through Exchanges – Bloomberg.

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China Faces Scrap Copper Supply Gap of 300,000 Tonnes in 2013 – Shanghai Metals Market.

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Output growth reaches two year high for UK manufacturers | Steel Times International.

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Kazakhmys Launches Review; Focused On Becoming Pure Copper Producer -CEO – WSJ.com.

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RPT-China July implied refined copper demand falls as stocks rise | Reuters.

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What Data Vendors can Learn from Apple – Lord Copper.

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Imfa to expand capacity by 20% in two years – Money – DNA.

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China July coal imports rebound; Australia top gainer-China Mining.

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EU to end probe over China steel fittings|Industries|chinadaily.com.cn.

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Hulamin: serious about aluminium recycling – FM.

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East China Aluminum: Prices Stop Falling on Surprisingly Upbeat China Manufacturing PMI – Shanghai Metals Market.

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China grid says half of $100 bln high voltage network under way – Shanghai Metals Market.

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Beijing to Shut Down Heavy Metal Polluting Factories – Shanghai Metals Market.

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Brazil’s iron ore exports total 153Mt in first seven months – BNamericas.

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Kazakhmys posts half-year loss as copper prices fall – Sharecast.

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European, Asian steel prices and demand are rising but US levels are consolidating.

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China’s copper imports rise to 14-month high on higher premiums – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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Australian Fortescue secures $500 mil in advance for guaranteeing iron ore supply – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

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