Category Archives: Industry news

Tin Sales From Indonesia Drop Most in 18 Months on Purity Rules – Bloomberg.

Century starts receiving cheaper power for Hawesville smelter – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Steel mill output ramps up in southern, northeast US – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Australian Arrium posts 23% on-quarter fall in Apr-Jun iron ore output on bad weather – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Ormet seeks liquidity to keep two aluminum potlines open | Reuters.

Japan July copper cable sales rose 3.8 pct yr/yr | Reuters.

Shanghai Metals Market: SMM Rare Earth Weekly Survey: Prices for Rare Earth Products Hold Firm (12-16 Aug. 2013).

ArcelorMittal says one furnace shut down in Indiana | Reuters.

Copper concentrates market loosens as mines expand, smelters withdraw | Metal Bulletin.

Brazil’s CSN to raise prices for distributors, source says | Reuters.

Russian Rusal’s H1 aluminum output falls 4.5% on year to 1.99 mil mt – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Outotec to modernize Pasar copper smelter in the Philippines | Outotec.

Rusal may delay Siberian smelter launch to 2014 | Reuters.

EXPERT VIEW: Pressure can only grow for warehousing changes

Hong Kong’s Chaoyue to buy stainless steel, copper producer – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

The smelting company that became an urban mining pioneer | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional.

Major Steelmakers’ H1 Investments Only 8% of plan | Steel Times International.

China’s Hebei province to cut 86 mln T of steel capacity by 2020 -report | Reuters.

Tokyo Steel raises Sept prices for two products, first hike in 6 mths | Reuters.

EU requests WTO Panel on Chinese Anti-Dumping duties on Steel Tubes – Trade – European Commission.

ALSCON Loses US $1.4m Monthly To Gas Outage | Leadership Newspaper NG.

Overcapacity plagues aluminium sector | South China Morning Post.

Rhodium prices edge higher on investment bank buying – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

China smelters’ spot Aug zinc TCs flat at $120-130/mt in thin trade – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

UPDATE 1-RUSAL posts $208 mln loss as aluminium prices slide | Reuters.

COLUMN-Mongolia, Rio Tinto playing high stakes on copper mine: Clyde Russell | Reuters.

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Hindalco bets big on Utkal & Mahan plants to raise output | mydigitalfc.com.

China wants fewer curbs in free trade zones to lure foreign investment | Reuters.

REFILE-Warehouse upheaval to pile pressure on aluminium smelters | Reuters.

Mid-month US shredded scrap prices soften – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Iran boosts aluminum ingot output by 6% – Tehran Times.

EU escalates steel tube dispute with China | Business News | DW.DE | 16.08.2013.

SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase (Weekly) 2013 8 16 – Shanghai Metals Market.

Asia ferromoly, ferrovanadium demand picks up as summer lull comes to an end – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Copper Premiums Near Record in China on Postponed Shipments – Bloomberg.

China Refined Copper Output Hit 5 Month Low in July – Shanghai Metals Market.

Silver showing its mettle – will it last? – SILVER NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

China to overtake US as No 1 purchaser |Business |chinadaily.com.cn.