Category Archives: Industry news

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Aluminium: RoW all-in price to trend down further | Black China Blog.

Posted on April 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: RoW all-in price to trend down further | Black China Blog #metals

Clean vs dirty: high arsenic copper concentrate sells at bumper price

Posted on April 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Clean vs dirty: high arsenic copper concentrate sells at bumper price #metals

Strike like it’s 2011? Low copper prices loom large over wage talks

Posted on April 20, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Strike like it’s 2011? Low copper prices loom large over wage talks #metals

Copper Bulls Backing Away as China Woes Trump Supply Concerns #metals

Posted on April 19, 2015 by jvbmetals

Copper Bulls Backing Away as China Woes Trump Supply Concerns

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China regulation is key to copper pricing | FT #metals

Posted on April 17, 2015 by jvbmetals

China regulation is key to copper pricing

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Indonesian tin group says members won’t sell below $17,000/tonne

Posted on April 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesian tin group says members won’t sell below $17,000/tonne #metals

Goldman Cuts Iron Ore as Walsh Says ‘More to Do’ Amid Glut

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman Cuts Iron Ore as Walsh Says ‘More to Do’ Amid Glut #ironore

Aluminium industry market size to double in 10 years.

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium industry market size to double in 10 years #metals

COLUMN-Disappearing stocks shake up LME lead market: Andy Home

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Disappearing stocks shake up LME lead market: Andy Home #metals

China finds 1.99 million mt new copper reserves in 2014: CGS

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China finds 1.99 million mt new copper reserves in 2014: CGS #metals

Copper Miners Eyeing M&A as Red Metal’s Scarcity Sparks Interest

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Miners Eyeing M&A as Red Metal’s Scarcity Sparks Interest #metals

China aluminum surplus to eat away global deficit: Russell

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China aluminum surplus to eat away global deficit: Russell #metals

China demand for coal-fired electricity falls by 10 per cent in March quarter

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China demand for coal-fired electricity falls by 10 per cent in March quarter #metals #China

China: Power price cut matters? | Black China Blog.

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China: Power price cut matters? | Black China Blog #metals

Reduce iron ore prices by 25% to help domestic steel industry remain competitive: ASSOCHAM says.

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Reduce iron ore prices by 25% to help domestic steel industry remain competitive: ASSOCHAM says #ironore

Freeport’s Atlantic Copper smelter to cut output due to maintenance

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport’s Atlantic Copper smelter to cut output due to maintenance #metals

Apart from Big 3, iron ore miners face ‘existential’ threat -Goldman

Posted on April 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Apart from Big 3, iron ore miners face ‘existential’ threat -Goldman #ironore

CESCO: Aurubis will maintain focus on treating complex copper concentrates, ceo says

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CESCO: Aurubis will maintain focus on treating complex copper concentrates, ceo says #metals

Codelco sees annual copper output rising to 2 mln tonnes

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Codelco sees annual copper output rising to 2 mln tonnes #metals

Peru okays Southern Copper’s $1.2 bln Toquepala mine expansion

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Peru okays Southern Copper’s $1.2 bln Toquepala mine expansion #metals

China’s Faltering Growth Splits Copper Bulls From Bears

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Faltering Growth Splits Copper Bulls From Bears #meta;s

Copper Producers, Analysts Differ on When Prices Will Rise

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Producers, Analysts Differ on When Prices Will Rise #metals

China nickel prices get boost on worries over exchange-approved supply

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China nickel prices get boost on worries over exchange-approved supply #metals #LME #SHFE

Oman Aluminium plans to double output by 2017

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Oman Aluminium plans to double output by 2017 #metals

Copper supply surplus to widen to 399,000 mt in 2015: GFMS

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper supply surplus to widen to 399,000 mt in 2015: GFMS #metals

CESCO INTERVIEW: Copper market amply supplied, despite disruptions – Luvata exec

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CESCO INTERVIEW: Copper market amply supplied, despite disruptions – Luvata exec #metals

S.Korea PPS pays sharply lower aluminium premiums as collapse accelerates.

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on S.Korea PPS pays sharply lower aluminium premiums as collapse accelerates

COLUMN-China economic stimulus may do little for commodities

Posted on April 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-China economic stimulus may do little for commodities #metals # commodities #China

Emirates Global Aluminium expects production to remain stable despite price drop

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Emirates Global Aluminium expects production to remain stable despite price drop #metals

Upside for tin prices limited in Q2 – Sucden

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Upside for tin prices limited in Q2 – Sucden #metals

CESCO: Copper mining investments fall on lower prices, environmental hurdles; changes expected mid-term – Codelco CEO

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CESCO: Copper mining investments fall on lower prices, environmental hurdles; changes expected mid-term – Codelco CEO #metals

COLUMN-As copper industry meets in Chile, all eyes on China: Andy Home

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-As copper industry meets in Chile, all eyes on China: Andy Home #metals #CESCO

Clean Energy Revolution Is Ahead of Schedule

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Clean Energy Revolution Is Ahead of Schedule #metals

New association to cut Beijing steel industry smog

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on New association to cut Beijing steel industry smog #steel #China

Deutsche Bank: It s perfect time to buy nickel

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank: It s perfect time to buy nickel #metals

Bank of America Merrill Lynch cuts 2015 price forecast for aluminium to $1,800 a ton.

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Bank of America Merrill Lynch cuts 2015 price forecast for aluminium to $1,800 a ton #metals

Colombian ferronickel exports slide 64.8% in February, strike looms: agency

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Colombian ferronickel exports slide 64.8% in February, strike looms: agency #metals

Norilsk Sees Nickel in Cars Tripling as Tesla Drives Sales

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Norilsk Sees Nickel in Cars Tripling as Tesla Drives Sales #metals

Zambia to Revise Budget as Cabinet Approves Mine Tax Changes

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zambia to Revise Budget as Cabinet Approves Mine Tax Changes #metals

Hora cero para huelga en Cerro Matoso | El Heraldo.

Posted on April 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Hora cero para huelga en Cerro Matoso | El Heraldo #metals #nickel