Category Archives: Industry news

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Congo state miner ditches plan to sell Glencore project

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Congo state miner ditches plan to sell Glencore project #metals

Indonesia unlikely to reach new tax deal with miners this week-govt

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KCM and Resource Nationalism Risk in Zambia #metals

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Amur hails Russia’s removal of metal export tax

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Aluminum Premiums Seen by Rusal Exceeding $500

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AMG Aluminum to curtail aluminum alloys capacity on soft market

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China’s Rare Earth Toxic Time Bomb to Spur Mining Boom

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Rusal sees Chinese aluminium cuts, further spike in premiums

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Indonesian minister spearheads drive to restart copper exports

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ANZ capitulates on iron ore | MacroBusiness.

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Alcoa said mulling shift in gear toward Nasaac

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3348288/Alcoa-said-mulling-shift-in-gear-toward-Nasaac.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

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Iron Ore Trade at Record as Pilbara Mines ‘Export Socks Off’

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-04/port-hedland-iron-ore-shipments-climb-to-record-as-glut-expands.html

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Port Hedland iron ore goes like the clappers

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/06/port-hedland-iron-ore-goes-like-the-clappers/

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China Hongqiao to Buy African Bauxite Company for $120 Million

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-04/china-hongqiao-to-buy-african-bauxite-company-for-120-million.html

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Schroders’ commodity hedge fund to shut

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Schroders’ commodity hedge fund to shut

COLUMN-All quiet in the tin market – too quiet?: Andy Home

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-All quiet in the tin market – too quiet?: Andy Home

Brazil’s May iron ore exports increase, revenues fall year on year

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Australia’s Atlas Iron makes first iron ore sales to India in May

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Market cautious after China’s Qingdao port halts aluminum, copper shipments

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Market cautious after China’s Qingdao port halts aluminum, copper shipments

Rio CEO Sees Pressure on Rivals If Iron Ore Prices Extend Slide

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China Builds Sulawesi Smelters as Ore Ban Cuts Jobs

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Aluminum Buyers in Japan Said to Pay Record Fee on Demand

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Hopes rise that Indonesian billionaire minister can break copper deadlock

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China’s investigation into missing metal could spark a much bigger crisis

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U.S. Steel to idle facilities in Pennsylvania, Texas

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Newmont halts copper concentrate output at Indonesian mine

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Qingdao blocks shipments in warehouse receipt probe

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3347373/Channel/195220/Qingdao-blocks-shipments-in-warehouse-receipt-probe.html

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Votorantim to shut Austrian nickel, cobalt, aluminium operations

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3347097/Votorantim-to-shut-Austrian-nickel-cobalt-aluminium-operations.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

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The Case for a Rebound in Aluminum – Barron’s.

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Iron ore swaps curve signals limit to price decline: Investec

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Economic implications of the iron ore crash

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New Caledonia allows conditional restart of Vale nickel mine

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on New Caledonia allows conditional restart of Vale nickel mine

Alcoa offers Q3 aluminum at $408/mt plus LME cash to Japan buyers

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa offers Q3 aluminum at $408/mt plus LME cash to Japan buyers

US steel sheet market seen possibly entering new stable period

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US steel sheet market seen possibly entering new stable period

Japan Steelmakers Weigh Action to Stem Flood of Imports

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan Steelmakers Weigh Action to Stem Flood of Imports

Iron Ore Heads for Record Losing Streak on Growing Supply

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Iron Ore Heads for Record Losing Streak on Growing Supply

CME, LME compete to provide alternative to London silver ‘fix’

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CME, LME compete to provide alternative to London silver ‘fix’

KGHM aims to start producing copper at Canadian site at end-2018

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on KGHM aims to start producing copper at Canadian site at end-2018

China trims long-term iron ore contracts as glut hits market

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China trims long-term iron ore contracts as glut hits market

SHFE ‘to launch China’s first nickel and tin futures’

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SHFE ‘to launch China’s first nickel and tin futures’