Category Archives: People, companies & exchanges

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

Glencore-Rio Merger Will Happen, Hannam Tells Hedge Funds

Posted on November 25, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore-Rio Merger Will Happen, Hannam Tells Hedge Funds #metals

CFTC tells CME Group to work more on ‘spoofing’ detection

Posted on November 25, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CFTC tells CME Group to work more on ‘spoofing’ detection #metals #commodities

Goldman and Metro defend aluminum warehousing

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman and Metro defend aluminum warehousing #LME #metals

Tata Steel to consider labour unions’ alternatives to sale of Europe’s long products business

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Tata Steel to consider labour unions’ alternatives to sale of Europe’s long products business #steel

HKFE sets margin rates for aluminum, copper, zinc mini futures

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HKFE sets margin rates for aluminum, copper, zinc mini futures #metals

Hulamin buys BHP’s South Africa aluminium casthouse

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Hulamin buys BHP’s South Africa aluminium casthouse #metals

International Ferro Metals Announces Temporary Halt of Production

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on International Ferro Metals Announces Temporary Halt of Production #ferro

Venezuela’s Bauxilum alumina sales up 127% at 68,097 mt for October

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Venezuela’s Bauxilum alumina sales up 127% at 68,097 mt for October #metals

BHP Outlines Plan to Cut Costs, Reshuffles Management | WSJ.

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP Outlines Plan to Cut Costs, Reshuffles Management | WSJ #metals #ironore

Nyrstar Temporarily Suspends Mexico’s Campo Morado Mine Operations

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nyrstar Temporarily Suspends Mexico’s Campo Morado Mine Operations #metals

BHP eyes copper growth to offset dimming iron ore outlook

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP eyes copper growth to offset dimming iron ore outlook #metals

CME says to launch low-grade iron ore futures

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CME says to launch low-grade iron ore futures #ironore

Fed Plans to Tighten Commodities Rules for Banks

Posted on November 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Fed Plans to Tighten Commodities Rules for Banks #commodities #metals

‘Immoral, but not illegal’: metal warehousing games in the spotlight

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ‘Immoral, but not illegal’: metal warehousing games in the spotlight #metals #LME

Sherwin Alumina Plant Workers Protest In Houston

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sherwin Alumina Plant Workers Protest In Houston #metals

Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodity Heyday Gone as Units Faulted

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodity Heyday Gone as Units Faulted #metals #commodities

Goldman to wind down uranium desk; may sell Colombian coal mines -report

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman to wind down uranium desk; may sell Colombian coal mines -report #metals

Goldman, Glencore Found in ‘Merry-Go-Round’ Aluminum Trades – Bloomberg.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Goldman, Glencore Found in ‘Merry-Go-Round’ Aluminum Trades #metals #LME

Exxaro Seeks Exit From Vedanta Zinc Project

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Exxaro Seeks Exit From Vedanta Zinc Project #metals

Freeport U.S. smelter could be shut for several more weeks

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Freeport U.S. smelter could be shut for several more weeks #metals

Hall Commodities Hedge Fund Shutting After Poor Performance

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Hall Commodities Hedge Fund Shutting After Poor Performance #commodities

China steel company takes controlling stake in Swiss trader Duferco

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China steel company takes controlling stake in Swiss trader Duferco #steel #China

Top six platinum producers launch investment promotion body

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Top six platinum producers launch investment promotion body #precious #metals

Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture #ironore

Rusal creates new role for Deripaska, promotes deputy CEO

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rusal creates new role for Deripaska, promotes deputy CEO #metals

American Specialty Alloys to set up $1.2 bln aluminium plant | Reuters.

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on American Specialty Alloys to set up $1.2 bln aluminium plant #metals

LME delists Tyne and Wear as delivery point for metals

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on LME delists Tyne and Wear as delivery point for metals #LME #metals

Vedanta Approves $782 Million Mine as CEO Bullish on Zinc Market

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vedanta Approves $782 Million Mine as CEO Bullish on Zinc Market #metals

Vale Iron-Ore Head Martins Leaves as Price Collapses

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vale Iron-Ore Head Martins Leaves as Price Collapses #metals #ironore

Glencore, Mick Davis among suitors of Anglo’s Chile mines – sources

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore, Mick Davis among suitors of Anglo’s Chile mines – sources #metals #mining

Mitsui & Co to merge energy and base metals units next year

Posted on November 14, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Mitsui & Co to merge energy and base metals units next year #LME #metals

Aluminium people moves; Alcoa, Glencore | Black China Blog

Posted on November 14, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Aluminium people moves; Alcoa, Glencore | Black China Blog #metals

Outotec to modernize BCL nickel smelter in Botswana

Posted on November 14, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Outotec to modernize BCL nickel smelter in Botswana #metals

China Merchants Securities applies to join London Metal Exchange

Posted on November 14, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Merchants Securities applies to join London Metal Exchange #LME #metals

Trafigura boosts stake in Nyrstar by over a half

Posted on November 13, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Trafigura boosts stake in Nyrstar by over a half #metals

INTERVIEW: Slide in China copper premiums doesn’t signal collapse – Codelco

Posted on November 13, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on INTERVIEW: Slide in China copper premiums doesn’t signal collapse – Codelco #metals

Alcoa & Rio Tinto: Just speculatin’

Posted on November 13, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alcoa & Rio Tinto: Just speculatin’ #metals #aluminium

Rio mulls copper tolling deals for Kennecott smelter -sources

Posted on November 13, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio mulls copper tolling deals for Kennecott smelter -sources #metals

UBS Precious Metals Misconduct Found by Finma in FX Probe

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on UBS Precious Metals Misconduct Found by Finma in FX Probe #precious #metals

Norilsk Nickel reduces 9-month nickel output by 5.65% to 199,849t

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Norilsk Nickel reduces 9-month nickel output by 5.65% to 199,849t #metals