Category Archives: Industry news

Chile port workers end strike after three weeks

ANALYSIS-Is this the year the world stops making too much aluminium?.

As smelters weigh cost, Indonesia’s ore export ban may backfire

COLUMN-Copper the stand-out in China’s 2013 metal imports: Andy Home

Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. (Running time: 25 mins) Tin Trouble – Al Jazeera

Chinese CRC market dim

Chinese imports of tin ore in December down by 7% MOM

Zambia withholds tax refunds to errant mining firms

Indonesia’s mining exports at standstill after new rules -govt officials

Freeport in talks with Indonesian government over copper concentrates duty

Turkey’s scrap market lower after premium grade deal done

Kremlin Stalls Ukraine’s Bid To Reenter Russian Steel Market | John Helmer

China’s December ferroalloy exports slip 57% on year to 30,000 mt

China factory contraction shows weak start for economy in 2014

COLUMN-Analysts focus on shifting supply stories: Andy Home

MMG warns output from key Australia zinc mine to drop

Tanzania seeks shares in uranium/nickel mines

New DTCC White Paper Reveals Critical Need For Market Infrastructure Solutions To Meet Rising Collateral Demand – Collaborative Solutions Needed To Mitigate Significant Impacts On Financial Firms.

“The road to de-industrialisation” – Eurofer slams EU Commission energy and climate plans

Beijing bans new refining, steel, coal power to curb pollution.

  Freeport-McMoRan Keeps Betting on Copper  

China’s Dec iron ore imports from Australia fall 6% from Nov on cyclone delays

Sucden Financial sees potential for more aluminum output cuts

Morgan Stanley Sees Nickel Oversupply, Goldman Sees Rally

Zambia lifts suspension of $832m Chinese mine licence

Freeport confident of resolving Indonesia export impasse

China’s 2013 refined copper imports drop; 2014 term bookings eyed.

COMMENT: Aluminum’s polar vortex | AMM

POLL-World supplies of copper and aluminium to shrink in 2014, 2015.

Vedanta targets 80-90% capacity utilisation on better bauxite supply

Vale CEO Ferreira: China Iron Ore Price Drop Temporary – WSJ.com.

The American steel industry re-writes its future « The Barrel Blog.

Goldman Sachs remains bullish on zinc as supply forecast to slow

CHINA ALUMINUM: ADC12 trade slows on lack of buying interest

Commodities likely to have another muted year