Category Archives: Industry news

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Prompt US East Coast-Turkey cargo breaks scrap market silence: trade

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Prompt US East Coast-Turkey cargo breaks scrap market silence: trade

COLUMN-China may not be commodity market driver in 2014: Clyde Russell

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-China may not be commodity market driver in 2014: Clyde Russell

Kazakhmys copper output hits target for full-year.

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Kazakhmys copper output hits target for full-year

Market unsure who will buy Deutsche Bank’s London gold fixing seat

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Market unsure who will buy Deutsche Bank’s London gold fixing seat

Karnataka steel makers allege cartelisation in iron ore price fixing

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Karnataka steel makers allege cartelisation in iron ore price fixing

Chinese copper spot CIF premiums slip further on upcoming Lunar New Year holidays

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese copper spot CIF premiums slip further on upcoming Lunar New Year holidays

Freeport Awaiting Indonesian Permit to Ship Copper Concentrates

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport Awaiting Indonesian Permit to Ship Copper Concentrates

BREAKINGVIEWS-Miners make a tempting but risky activist target

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BREAKINGVIEWS-Miners make a tempting but risky activist target

Investors ditch zinc for lead as supply tightens

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Investors ditch zinc for lead as supply tightens

Macquarie Said to Name Pye Co-Head of Metal, Agriculture Trading

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/macquarie-said-to-name-pye-co-head-of-metal-agriculture-trading.html

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China steel output exceeds Japan’s by 7 times in 2013

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China steel output exceeds Japan’s by 7 times in 2013

China copper prices seen rising after Lunar New Year holiday

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China copper prices seen rising after Lunar New Year holiday

US Scrap exports to Turkey fall 43% y/y in November

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US Scrap exports to Turkey fall 43% y/y in November

China currently has severe overcapacity and oversupply in the domestic rare earth market

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China currently has severe overcapacity and oversupply in the domestic rare earth market

Uranium’s Uncertain Future

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Uranium’s Uncertain Future

Chinese spot Copper concentrate TC/RCs decline to $105 a ton

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese spot Copper concentrate TC/RCs decline to $105 a ton

Tungsten miner hardens big plans in Devon

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Tungsten miner hardens big plans in Devon

Peru silver-zinc miner Castrovirreyna shuts San Genaro mine on price slump

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Peru silver-zinc miner Castrovirreyna shuts San Genaro mine on price slump

Copper Scrap Shortage May End as Growth Signals More Waste

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Scrap Shortage May End as Growth Signals More Waste

Australia’s Poseidon seeks capital to rework nickel mine

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia’s Poseidon seeks capital to rework nickel mine

Copper TC/RCs supported by ample concentrate supply: Aurubis

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper TC/RCs supported by ample concentrate supply: Aurubis

Vale spares most non-Chinese mills from Carajas iron ore fines premium for now

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vale spares most non-Chinese mills from Carajas iron ore fines premium for now

Zinc TCs for China smelters hold steady at $125-140/mt in thin trade

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zinc TCs for China smelters hold steady at $125-140/mt in thin trade

Global Market Overhaul Floated by Anti-Rigging German Regulator

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Global Market Overhaul Floated by Anti-Rigging German Regulator

PNG’s Ok Tedi copper mine risks shutdown over waste-media

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on PNG’s Ok Tedi copper mine risks shutdown over waste-media

Rio Tinto in talks to sell Quebec aluminum plant

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto in talks to sell Quebec aluminum plant

COLUMN-A year of living dangerously for iron ore?: Andy Home

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-A year of living dangerously for iron ore?: Andy Home

Ormet proposes to sell 2,208 mt of alumina inventory to Almatis Burnside

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ormet proposes to sell 2,208 mt of alumina inventory to Almatis Burnside

Novelis attacks aluminium prices – FT.com.

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Novelis attacks aluminium prices

Ferrous scrap stalls as lira weakens

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ferrous scrap stalls as lira weakens

Aluminum premiums rising full steam ahead in Europe

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminum premiums rising full steam ahead in Europe

Coca Cola Japan’s switch to aluminum cans to boost demand by 30,000 mt/year: sources

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Coca Cola Japan’s switch to aluminum cans to boost demand by 30,000 mt/year: sources

China’s refined lead ingot production down by 14.7% MOM in December 2013

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China’s refined lead ingot production down by 14.7% MOM in December

In talks with BHP over spot-based monthly copper TC/RCs, Chinese smelters say

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on In talks with BHP over spot-based monthly copper TC/RCs, Chinese smelters say

Why copper may turn red hot in 2014

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Why copper may turn red hot in 2014

US, Black Sea pig iron prices slide on few bookings

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US, Black Sea pig iron prices slide on few bookings

Australia’s Rio Tinto makes rare spot offer of Robe River iron ore fines

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia’s Rio Tinto makes rare spot offer of Robe River iron ore fines

Fitch: Chinese Aluminium Prices to Remain Low for Next 2 Years

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Fitch: Chinese Aluminium Prices to Remain Low for Next 2 Years

China needs to invest more in overseas iron ore: NDRC

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China needs to invest more in overseas iron ore: NDRC

Smog-hit China’s switch to high-grade raw materials to boost big miners

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Smog-hit China’s switch to high-grade raw materials to boost big miners