Category Archives: Industry news

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Commodities bright spot for investment banks

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodities bright spot for investment banks #commodities

BCL smelter shut down leads to 52.1% production decline

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BCL smelter shut down leads to 52.1% production decline #metals

Zimbabwe chrome sector considers power imports as high tariffs choke sector

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zimbabwe chrome sector considers power imports as high tariffs choke sector #ferro

Rubles Pile Up for Exporters After Russia Asks for Currency Help

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rubles Pile Up for Exporters After Russia Asks for Currency Help #metals

IMF Ready to Lend $1 Billion to Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on IMF Ready to Lend $1 Billion to Democratic Republic of Congo #metals

No settlement reached on 2015 zinc TC/RC; talks continue

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on No settlement reached on 2015 zinc TC/RC; talks continue #metals

US, Canadian service centers build aluminum inventories in January

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US, Canadian service centers build aluminum inventories in January #metals

Vale Caps Record Year of Output Adding to Global Iron Glut

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vale Caps Record Year of Output Adding to Global Iron Glut #ironore

Atlantic steel raw materials markets update | Platts Global Steel Markets podcast.

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on AUDIO: Atlantic steel raw materials markets update | Platts Global Steel Markets podcast #steel

Mongolian parliament backs bid to end Rio copper mine dispute

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Mongolian parliament backs bid to end Rio copper mine dispute #metals

COLUMN-Has China’s steel juggernaut run out of road?: Andy Home

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Has China’s steel juggernaut run out of road?: Andy Home

Indonesia says may delay 2017 ban on copper concentrate exports

Posted on February 18, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesia says may delay 2017 ban on copper concentrate exports #metals

Australia PM under pressure from backbench to legislate aluminium renewable target exemption #metals

Posted on February 18, 2015 by jvbmetals

Australia PM under pressure from backbench to legislate aluminium renewable target exemption

Posted in Industry news | Comments Off on Australia PM under pressure from backbench to legislate aluminium renewable target exemption #metals

Chinese housing data is hurting copper

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese housing data is hurting copper #metals

China’s Copper Conc. Imports at 5 Month Low in January; Rise Expected in February

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Copper Conc. Imports at 5 Month Low in January; Rise Expected in February #metals

There Is No ‘Coppergeddon’, Says Morgan Stanley

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on There Is No ‘Coppergeddon’, Says Morgan Stanley #metals

China aluminum: ADC12 alloy trades at a standstill ahead of holiday

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China aluminum: ADC12 alloy trades at a standstill ahead of holiday #metals

Weak ruble saves nickel miners

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Weak ruble saves nickel miners #metals

Indonesian tin smelters vote for monthly export quota to support prices.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesian tin smelters vote for monthly export quota to support prices #metals

Japan aluminium stocks rise for tenth month, hit record

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan aluminium stocks rise for tenth month, hit record #metals

China’s aluminium tug of war stuck in repeat mode #metals

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jvbmetals

China’s aluminium tug of war stuck in repeat mode

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Miners, smelters discussing zinc TCs in $240-250 range – sources

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Miners, smelters discussing zinc TCs in $240-250 range #metals

COLUMN-LME warehousing; overdue reform or regulatory over-reach? Andy Home

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-LME warehousing; overdue reform or regulatory over-reach? Andy Home #metals #LME

EU secondary Al prices rise on short supply

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on EU secondary Al prices rise on short supply #metals

Time to start treating commodities as currencies?

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Time to start treating commodities as currencies? #commodities

Outokumpu reports mixed stainless demand picture

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Outokumpu reports mixed stainless demand picture #stainless #steel

Will LME Copper Cheer up during Chinese New Year Like Years Past? SMM Interviews

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Will LME Copper Cheer up during Chinese New Year Like Years Past? SMM Interviews #metals

Japan’s domestic spot aluminum prices stay rangebound in thin trade

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan’s domestic spot aluminum prices stay rangebound in thin trade #metals

MIFID II: Another wave of regulations set to hit European commodity traders

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on MIFID II: Another wave of regulations set to hit European commodity traders #commodities #metals #LME

Falling Iron-Ore Port Stocks Not Enough to Spark Rebound, Says CBA — Market Talk

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Falling Iron-Ore Port Stocks Not Enough to Spark Rebound, Says CBA — Market Talk #ironore

Govt Lifts Demand on Freeport to Build Papua Smelter: Report

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Govt Lifts Demand on Freeport to Build Papua Smelter: Report #metals

WTO panel upholds most of complaint against China in steel duties dispute

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on WTO panel upholds most of complaint against China in steel duties dispute #steel

India: Aluminium companies export more as home market slows down #metals

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals

Aluminium companies export more as home market slows down

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Govt, Freeport agree to build smelter in Papua

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Govt, Freeport agree to build smelter in Papua #metals

New China credit policy to hit copper imports in Shanghai trade zone

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on New China credit policy to hit copper imports in Shanghai trade zone #metals

US Nickel scrap exports soared in 2014

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US Nickel scrap exports soared in 2014 #metals

Chile’s Collahuasi reactivates grinding mill after maintenance

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chile’s Collahuasi reactivates grinding mill after maintenance #metals

Indonesia’s PT Timah suspends all new tin sales on low prices

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Indonesia’s PT Timah suspends all new tin sales on low prices #metals

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Plunged in February

Posted on February 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Plunged in February #steel

Large copper inventory in Chile backs bearish view: Goldman Sachs

Posted on February 13, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Large copper inventory in Chile backs bearish view: Goldman Sachs #metals