Category Archives: People, companies & exchanges

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

Horsehead Ships First Zinc from Production at Mooresboro

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Horsehead Ships First Zinc from Production at Mooresboro

MILLING ABOUT: Norilsk hires Immer; Godovannaya departs

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on MILLING ABOUT: Norilsk hires Immer; Godovannaya departs

Whelan Metals obtains LME warehouse approval

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Whelan Metals obtains LME warehouse approval

Potanin’s ex-wife sues for attachment of property in Cyprus court

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Potanin’s ex-wife sues for attachment of property in Cyprus court

What You Should Know About Rio Tinto plc’s $20bn Guinea Gamble

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on What You Should Know About Rio Tinto plc’s $20bn Guinea Gamble

Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

QCG Seeks 2015 Restart for Avebury Nickel Mine at Higher Output

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on QCG Seeks 2015 Restart for Avebury Nickel Mine at Higher Output

Gerdau studies logistic investments for Brazil iron ore expansion

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Gerdau studies logistic investments for Brazil iron ore expansion

Rio Tinto appoints new CEO at its aluminium business

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto appoints new CEO at its aluminium business

Scotiabank Q2 commodity trading revenue boosted by precious metals

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Scotiabank Q2 commodity trading revenue boosted by precious metals

Credit Suisse says committed to commodities as rivals follow its model

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Credit Suisse says committed to commodities as rivals follow its model

US Ormet’s Ohio Hannibal smelter likely to be auctioned: USW official

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on US Ormet’s Ohio Hannibal smelter likely to be auctioned: USW official

BHP Billiton Says Jobs May Be Cut at Worsley Alumina Operation

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP Billiton Says Jobs May Be Cut at Worsley Alumina Operation

With London ‘fix’ under fire, China seeks bigger sway in gold trade

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on With London ‘fix’ under fire, China seeks bigger sway in gold trade

Nalco on the expansion path | Black China Blog

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals

http://az-china.com/blackchinablog/?p=3936

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Romania wants to float copper maker Cuprumin

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Romania wants to float copper maker Cuprumin

ArcelorMittal SA: Former Eskom director is new chief

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ArcelorMittal SA: Former Eskom director is new chief

Philanthropist, big spender, warlord: Chinese tycoon’s Australian faces

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Philanthropist, big spender, warlord: Chinese tycoon’s Australian faces

Zhengzhou exchange to trade ferroalloy futures

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zhengzhou exchange to trade ferroalloy futures

Barclays fined $44 mln for gold price setting failures

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Barclays fined $44 mln for gold price setting failures

Penoles Worst of Miners as Metals Lose Shine

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Penoles Worst of Miners as Metals Lose Shine

HKEx targets Q4 launch for new metals, coal contracts

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on HKEx targets Q4 launch for new metals, coal contracts

CFTC wins Hunter Wise Commodities fraud case

Posted on May 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on CFTC wins Hunter Wise Commodities fraud case

Ode to Fortescue

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ode to Fortescue

Glencore seeks exception to air standards at Sudbury

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore seeks exception to air standards at Sudbury

Rio Tinto to use index-linked pricing for Chinese mills’ term iron ore lump

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rio Tinto to use index-linked pricing for Chinese mills’ term iron ore lump

Nickel miner Talvivaara should find merger partner: administrator

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nickel miner Talvivaara should find merger partner: administrator

Levmet buys calendar 2015 northern European HRC swap: sources

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Levmet buys calendar 2015 northern European HRC swap: sources

Japan’s trading houses shift focus from resources

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Japan’s trading houses shift focus from resources

Polymetal Agrees to Buy Kazakh Gold Project for $618.5m

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Polymetal Agrees to Buy Kazakh Gold Project for $618.5m

Steel: Mordashov and Zyuzin defy Kremlin directive, face off in Chicago court: John Helmer

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Steel: Mordashov and Zyuzin defy Kremlin directive, face off in Chicago court: John Helmer

VIDEO: Alcoa improving its cost position: Kleinfeld

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on VIDEO: Alcoa improving its cost position: Kleinfeld

Horsehead Starts Zinc Production at Mooresboro

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Horsehead Starts Zinc Production at Mooresboro

BHP may seek govt help in tugboat dispute, slams union demands

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BHP may seek govt help in tugboat dispute, slams union demands

Uncertainty over Vale nickel plant in New Caledonia

Posted on May 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Uncertainty over Vale nickel plant in New Caledonia

Glencore hits out at rivals’ iron ore output growth

Posted on May 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Glencore hits out at rivals’ iron ore output growth

Barclays head of spot gold trading leaves bank – sources

Posted on May 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Barclays head of spot gold trading leaves bank – sources

Norilsk will close aging plant in $1.5bn assets restructuring

Posted on May 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Norilsk will close aging plant in $1.5bn assets restructuring

BoE urges more transparency in clearing

Posted on May 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on BoE urges more transparency in clearing

Alleged Chinese Hacking: Alcoa Breach Relied on Simple Phishing Scam

Posted on May 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Alleged Chinese Hacking: Alcoa Breach Relied on Simple Phishing Scam