Category Archives: Industry news

Links to notable metals news freely available on the web, aggregated for your convenience.

COLUMN-As industrial metals slide further, time to test the brakes: Andy Home #metals

Posted on January 12, 2016 by jvbmetals

COLUMN-As industrial metals slide further, time to test the brakes: Andy Home

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Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore defeat U.S. lawsuit over zinc prices #metals

Posted on January 8, 2016 by jvbmetals

Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore defeat U.S. lawsuit over zinc prices

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COLUMN-Gloves off in LME’s long battle with warehouse operators: Andy Home #metals

Posted on January 8, 2016 by jvbmetals

COLUMN-Gloves off in LME’s long battle with warehouse operators: Andy Home

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JOBS: Head Of Commodities Operations, London #jobs #metals #commodities

Posted on January 8, 2016 by jvbmetals

JOBS: Head Of Commodities Operations, London

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What next for global metals in 2016: The Metal Bulletin 2016 survival kit

Posted on January 6, 2016 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on What next for global metals in 2016: The Metal Bulletin 2016 survival kit #metals

China’s State Stockpiler Said to Seek Domestic Copper Supplies

Posted on January 6, 2016 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s State Stockpiler Said to Seek Domestic Copper Supplies #metals

Chinese group takes majority stake in Henry Bath    

Posted on January 5, 2016 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese group takes majority stake in Henry Bath #LME #metals

JOBS: Director Base Metals EMEA, London #jobs #metals

Posted on January 2, 2016 by jvbmetals

JOBS: Director Base Metals EMEA, London

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Chinese invest in Norilsk Nickel’s Russian copper project — FT.com #metals

Posted on December 31, 2015 by jvbmetals

https://next.ft.com/content/36323bc8-af0c-11e5-b955-1a1d298b6250

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Factories forecast to shed tens of thousands of jobs in 2016 #metals

Posted on December 29, 2015 by jvbmetals

Factories forecast to shed tens of thousands of jobs in 2016 #metals 

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China’s Metals Bailout? | The Market Mogul

Posted on December 28, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Metals Bailout? | The Market Mogul #metals

Stockpiling round three on the horizon

Posted on December 23, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium: Stockpiling round three on the horizon | CRU #metals #aluminium

China and the search for a new metals narrative: Andy Home

Posted on December 23, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China and the search for a new metals narrative: Andy Home #metals

Financialisation compounds commodity rout

Posted on December 22, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Financialisation compounds commodity rout #commodities #metals

Chinese importers book fewer 2016 term copper shipments on demand worries

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese importers book fewer 2016 term copper shipments on demand worries #metals

BTG Pactual considers sale of commodity trading business

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BTG Pactual considers sale of commodity trading business #metals #commodities

JOBS: Metals Operations Executive (Logistics), Rotterdam #jobs #metals

Posted on December 20, 2015 by jvbmetals

JOBS: Metals Operations Executive (Logistics), Rotterdam

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Our latest #copper supply/demand & price forecast: https://t.co/HDPsa6y6Kr pic.twitter.com/XBUXJAsnBd — SNL Metals & Mining (@SNLMetals) December 18, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Posted on December 18, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SNL: Our latest #copper supply/demand & price forecast

COLUMN-A glimmer of hope for copper bulls in 2016? Andy Home

Posted on December 17, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-A glimmer of hope for copper bulls in 2016? Andy Home #metals

China aluminium stockpiling likely to be funded by commercial loans

Posted on December 16, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China aluminium stockpiling likely to be funded by commercial loans #metals #China

Private equity, pension funds eye more metal streaming deals

Posted on December 15, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Private equity, pension funds eye more metal streaming deals #metals

OBITUARY: Veteran metals analyst Ted Arnold passes away

Posted on December 14, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on OBITUARY: Veteran metals analyst Ted Arnold passes away #metals #LME

Group metals director Harriet Hunnable to leave company #metals #CME

Posted on December 12, 2015 by jvbmetals

Group metals director Harriet Hunnable to leave company

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Counting the cost of EU regulation for commodity firms

Posted on December 11, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Counting the cost of EU regulation for commodity firms #commodities #metals #MiFIDII

LME to move trading floor to new premises on February 1

Posted on December 11, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME to move trading floor to new premises on February 1 #LME #metals

Morgan Stanley commodities executive Sandhu departs bank: sources #jobs #metals

Posted on December 10, 2015 by jvbmetals

Morgan Stanley commodities executive Sandhu departs bank: sources

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China’s Aluminium Smelters Said to Meet to Discuss Output Cuts

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s Aluminium Smelters Said to Meet to Discuss Output Cuts #metals

Commodities: Material revolution | FT

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Commodities: Material revolution | FT #metals

Sow the Wind, Reap the Whirlwind https://t.co/4OVCoTCPYh https://t.co/6Xm7obhiKS Malicious shorting? Get used to it. #LME #SHFE #metals — Lord Copper (@Lord_Copper) December 9, 2015  

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Lord Copper: Sow the Wind, Reap the Whirlwind #metals #LME #SHFE

More than 70% of Germany’s steel recyclers are anticipating a further decline in business next year. Market confidence has sunk so low that only 5% of companies are planning investments while one-third expects to cut jobs, according to the results … Continue reading →

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BDSV survey: one in three metal recyclers in Germany aims to cut jobs  #metals #recycling #jobs

Morgan Stanley to cut 1,200 jobs, scale down base metals trading

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Morgan Stanley to cut 1,200 jobs, scale down base metals trading #jobs #metals

Tesla sounds out lithium tie-up with Codelco: newspaper

Posted on December 4, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Tesla sounds out lithium tie-up with Codelco: newspaper #metals

COLUMN-Why the Chinese metal production cuts won’t work: Andy Home

Posted on December 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Why the Chinese metal production cuts won’t work: Andy Home #metals

COLUMN-Nickel’s caught in a vicious circle but who’s to blame? Andy Home

Posted on December 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Nickel’s caught in a vicious circle but who’s to blame? Andy Home #metals

BTG Pactual may sell part of commodities unit after CEO held: source #commodities #metals

Posted on December 2, 2015 by jvbmetals

BTG Pactual may sell part of commodities unit after CEO held: source

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China Copper Smelters to Cut 350,000 Tons to Fight Slump

Posted on December 1, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Copper Smelters to Cut 350,000 Tons to Fight Slump #metals

Trafigura Shutters Galena Metals Fund As Commodity Rout Deepens #commodities #metals

Posted on December 1, 2015 by jvbmetals

http://www.finalternatives.com/node/32176?

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COLUMN-LME targets queues again but watch out for collateral damage: Andy Home

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-LME targets queues again but watch out for collateral damage: Andy Home #LME #metals

COLUMN-Can the London Metal Exchange crack the steel market? Andy Home

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Can the London Metal Exchange crack the steel market? Andy Home #LME #metals #steel

A critical shift is taking place in China ― and it could have brutal consequences

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on A critical shift is taking place in China ― and it could have brutal consequences