Category Archives: People, companies & exchanges

News about metals people/companies on the move and about the markets themselves.

MMG CEO Sees Copper Picking Up in 2016 on Demand

Posted on March 11, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on VIDEO: MMG CEO Sees Copper Picking Up in 2016 on Demand #metals

Wieland says product demand remains weak

Posted on March 11, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Wieland says product demand remains weak #metals

Alcoa review could affect 14% of smelting capacity

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa review could affect 14% of smelting capacity #metals

Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton eye lifting spot sales in line with capacity expansions

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton eye lifting spot sales in line with capacity expansions #ironore

BHP Defends Iron Ore Expansion Strategy as Good for Shareholders

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP Defends Iron Ore Expansion Strate as Good for Shareholders #ironore

What to make of Alcoa’s announcement | Black China Blog.

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on What to make of Alcoa’s announcement | Black China Blog #metals

Poseidon to bring three West Australian nickel mines off care and maintenance

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Poseidon to bring three West Australian nickel mines off care and maintenance #metals

TSI-based Iron Ore (58% Fe Fines) Swap and Futures Launched Today.

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on TSI-based Iron Ore (58% Fe Fines) Swap and Futures Launched Today #ironore

LSE, ICE Avoid Exile From London as Court Annuls ECB Directive

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LSE, ICE Avoid Exile From London as Court Annuls ECB Directive #LME #commodities

Jefferies cuts commodities jobs in New York, Chicago

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Jefferies cuts commodities jobs in New York, Chicago #jobs #metals #commodities

Iron ore producer African Minerals to go into administration

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Iron ore producer African Minerals to go into administration #ironore

Alcoa’s warning of smelter closures shows impact of falling premiums

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa’s warning of smelter closures shows impact of falling premiums #metals

Protests slow output at Chile’s Pelambres copper mine

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Protests slow output at Chile’s Pelambres copper mine #metals

Linyi steel factories shutdown – Sunstone not affected

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Linyi steel factories shutdown – Sunstone not affected #metals

COLUMN-Bazooka time for LME’s log-jammed warehouses: Andy Home

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on COLUMN-Bazooka time for LME’s log-jammed warehouses: Andy Home #LME #metals

Martin Abbott joins Mitsui as non-exec

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Martin Abbott joins Mitsui as non-exec #metals #LME

Invitation to Metal Bulletin’s Base Metals: Insights for 2015 in Zug

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Invitation to Metal Bulletin’s Base Metals: Insights for 2015 in Zug #metals

Veteran metal traders, Hainsworth and Clift, leave JPMorgan

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Veteran metal traders, Hainsworth and Clift, leave JPMorgan #metals #LME #jobs

LME paid $2 mln by Rusal after court case; profit up 1 pct

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME paid $2 mln by Rusal after court case; profit up 1 pct #metals #LME

Gold market open to wide-ranging OTC trade reform: LBMA

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Gold market open to wide-ranging OTC trade reform: LBMA

China police freeze two Trafigura bank accounts over alleged fraud

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China police freeze two Trafigura bank accounts over alleged fraud #commodities

Columbia Falls Aluminum Company to Permanently Close Plant

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Columbia Falls Aluminum Company to Permanently Close Plant #metals

Are Copper ETFs Back On Track?

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Are Copper ETFs Back On Track? #metals

Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis raises £3.6bn for deals

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis raises £3.6bn for deals #metals #mining

Sumitomo threatened aid cut in bid to win Solomon Islands deal

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sumitomo threatened aid cut in bid to win Solomon Islands deal #metals

Further LME reform to address ‘worst-case’ warehousing scenario: Chamberlain

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Further LME reform to address ‘worst-case’ warehousing scenario: Chamberlain #metals #LME

LME, Glencore win dismissal of U.S. aluminum price-fixing lawsuit

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME, Glencore win dismissal of U.S. aluminum price-fixing lawsuit #metals

Merrill Lynch Downgrades Alcoa and Century Aluminum 

Posted on March 5, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Merrill Lynch Downgrades Alcoa and Century Aluminum #metals

Introducing Argus Minor Metals

Posted on March 4, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Introducing Argus Minor Metals

LME mulls expanding electronic Sword system after Qingdao fraud

Posted on March 4, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME mulls expanding electronic Sword system after Qingdao fraud #metals #LME

Rival’s Plant Closure Would Help Sims Metal — Market Talk

Posted on March 4, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rival’s Plant Closure Would Help Sims Metal — Market Talk #metals

Russia Non Ferrous sector in 2014 Russian non-ferrous metals producers saw a considerable improvement in profit margins last year despite a slight decline in output. Russia has succeeded in ensuring of high reserves replacement ratios for most of non-ferrous metals … Continue reading →

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Russia Non Ferrous sector in 2014 | Interfax #metals

Baotou rare earth exchange on solid ground

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Baotou rare earth exchange on solid ground #metals #REE

More Chinese banks to take part in setting the global gold price

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on More Chinese banks to take part in setting the global gold price

Tullett Prebon cuts 200 staff as profits fall

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Tullett Prebon cuts 200 staff as profits fall

LME eyes October for aluminium, steel launch

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME eyes October for aluminium, steel launch #metals #LME

Brandlarm i gruva – 166 personer evakuerade – Inrikes

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Brandlarm i gruva – 166 personer evakuerade – Inrikes #metals

Barclays says has provided information to U.S. DoJ metals probe

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Barclays says has provided information to U.S. DoJ metals probe #metals

Glencore 2014 profit in line, takes $1.1 billion charge on commodity prices

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore 2014 profit in line, takes $1.1 billion charge on commodity prices #metals #commodities

LME aims to double cuts to warehouse logjams

Posted on March 2, 2015 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME aims to double cuts to warehouse logjams #metals #LME